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The Drakensberg prinia or saffron-breasted prinia (''Prinia hypoxantha'') is a small passerine bird. This prinia is an endemic resident breeder South Africa. It is a species of forest edges wooded gullies and bracken covered slopes in the Drakensberg. The Drakensberg prinia was formerly considered to be a subspecies ''P. m. hypoxantha'' of the Karoo prinia, ''P. maculosa''. ==Description== The Drakensberg prinia is 12–14 cm long, with short rounded wings, a longish tail, strong legs and a short straight black bill. The head has a whitish eyebrow and the upperparts are otherwise brown. The throat and lower face are whitish with no streaking and the rest of the underparts are yellowish with dark streaking. The long tail has a dark spot near the end and is typically cocked up at an angle. The feet and legs are pinkish-brown, and the eye is pale. The sexes are identical, but juveniles are paler below than the adults. The calls of this species include a sharp ''chleet-chleet-chleet-chleet-chleet-chleet'', and a fast buzzy ''tit-tit-tit-tit-tit'' The Drakensberg prinia can only be confused with the closely related Karoo prinia, but that species has less yellow underparts with heavier spotting. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Drakensberg prinia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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