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, and Sierra Leone. Its natural habitat is thickets and forest edge, especially in the transition zone between submontane forest and submontane grassland.BirdLife International Species Data Sheet
Prinia leontica
Accessed 21 October 2016. It is threatened by habitat loss, especially habitat clearance to establish iron ore mines.

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