
Karoo Prinia
Fynbos and Karoo scrub. Dark brown above; eyebrows and underparts very pale yellow; breast and flanks streaked black.

Fynbos and Karoo scrub. Dark brown above; eyebrows and underparts very pale yellow; breast and flanks streaked black.

Thornveld. Predominantly rufous above, including rump and tail coverts; whitish below.

Karoo scrub. Eastern race grey. Namibian race has pale brown upperparts, pale brown breast, white belly and vent; pale brown rump and white outer tail feathers.


Bushveld. Head, underparts and rump pinkish-red; upperparts brown washed pinkish-red; bill blue-black.

Acacia thornveld. Brown above with yellow flight-feather edges; below yellow.

Hilly regions. Dark brown all over, except for chestnut-brown breast and tail; underwings dark brown and white.

Human settlements. Crown grey; nape dark brown grading into chestnut back and wings; small white wing-bar; lores to bib black.

Commensal with humans. Introduced. Has grey mantle and breast but looks all black.

Wetlands. Large yellow weaver; greener above; eyes pale yellow; bill black; male with orange throat in NW regions.
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