Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (5)
Peter Ryan and Richard Dean
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2006
Text last updated January 1, 2006
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Swartbandlangstertjie |
| Bulgarian | Черногърда приния |
| Catalan | prínia pitnegra |
| Croatian | crnoprsa prinija |
| Dutch | Zwartborstprinia |
| English | Black-chested Prinia |
| English (AVI) | Black-chested Prinia |
| English (United States) | Black-chested Prinia |
| Estonian | mustpugu-puhmalind |
| Finnish | vyöpriinia |
| French | Prinia à plastron |
| French (Canada) | Prinia à plastron |
| German | Brustbandprinie |
| Japanese | ムナグロハウチワドリ |
| Norwegian | svartbrystprinia |
| Polish | prinia obrożna |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Prínia-de-colar-preto |
| Russian | Черногрудая приния |
| Serbian | Crnogruda prinija |
| Slovak | prinia čiernoprsá |
| Spanish | Prinia Pechinegra |
| Spanish (Spain) | Prinia pechinegra |
| Swedish | svartbröstad prinia |
| Turkish | Kara Göğüslü Prinya |
| Ukrainian | Принія чорновола |
| Zulu | ujengosifubesimnyama |
Prinia flavicans (Vieillot, 1820)
PROTONYM:
Sylvia flavicans
Vieillot, 1820. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 2, p.438.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PRINIA
- prinia
- flavicans
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Prinia flavicans ansorgei Scientific name definitions
Distribution
desert coast of SW Angola and N Namibia.
Prinia flavicans ansorgei Sclater, 1927
PROTONYM:
Prinia ansorgei
Sclater, 1927. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 48, p.18.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Huxe (= Uchi), Benguela, Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PRINIA
- prinia
- flavicans
- ansorgeanus / ansorgei / ansorgii
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Prinia flavicans bihe Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S Angola and W Zambia.
Prinia flavicans bihe Boulton & Vincent, 1936
PROTONYM:
Prinia flavicans bihe
Boulton & Vincent, 1936. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 57, p.7.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Vouga, Bihe (= Silva Porto), Angola; altitude 5,800 feet.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PRINIA
- prinia
- flavicans
- bihe
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Prinia flavicans flavicans Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Namibia to Botswana and northwestern South Africa (Northern Cape)
Prinia flavicans flavicans (Vieillot, 1820)
PROTONYM:
Sylvia flavicans
Vieillot, 1820. Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature. Ornithologie. 2nd ed. 2, p.438.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PRINIA
- prinia
- flavicans
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Prinia flavicans nubilosa Scientific name definitions
Distribution
NE Namibia, N and E Botswana, SW Zambia, W Zimbabwe and E South Africa.
Prinia flavicans nubilosa Clancey, 1957
PROTONYM:
Prinia flavicans nubilosa
Clancey, 1957. Durban Museum Novitates 5 (4), p. 46.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kendal, near Witbank, Transvaal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PRINIA
- prinia
- flavicans
- nubilosa / nubilosus / nubiolosa
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Prinia flavicans ortleppi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
central South Africa
Prinia flavicans ortleppi (Tristram, 1869)
PROTONYM:
Drymoeca ortleppi
Tristram, 1869. Ibis (2) 5 (18), p. 207-208.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Colesberg, Cape Province.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- PRINIA
- prinia
- flavicans
- ortleppi
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
- Year-round
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- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Black-chested Prinia
