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| São Tomé prinia | |
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| in São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Prinia |
| Species: | P. molleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Prinia molleri Barboza du Bocage, 1887 | |
The São Tomé prinia (Prinia molleri) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to São Tomé and Príncipe and is found in the island of São Tomé. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. It is found primarily in open habitats and at the edges of forests.
The species was named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1887.
It frequently performs short aerial displays.
Diet
It is primarily insectivorous, but also sometimes eats plants, including Erythrina flowers. It is suspected to forage in rotting tree trunks.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Prinia molleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22713632A131391573. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713632A131391573.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "São Tomé prinia". Avibase.
- ^ Lo Cascio, Pietro (2021-10-04). "Ornithological observations from São Tomé and Príncipe islands (Gulf of Guinea, West Africa)". Biodiversity Journal. 12 (4): 765–775. doi:10.31396/biodiv.jour.2021.12.4.765.775. ISSN 2039-0394.
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| Prinia molleri | |
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