The banded prinia (Prinia bairdii) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Prinia |
| Species: | P. bairdii
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| Binomial name | |
| Prinia bairdii (Cassin, 1855)
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It is native to the Congolian rainforests. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The eastern races are sometimes regarded as a separate species, the black-faced prinia (P. melanops).
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Prinia bairdii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713647A94384871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713647A94384871.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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