Biology:Plain prinia
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| P. i. inornata in winter Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Prinia |
| Species: | P. inornata
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| Binomial name | |
| Prinia inornata Sykes, 1832
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| Range of the subspecies | |
The plain prinia (Prinia inornata), also known as the plain wren-warbler or white-browed wren-warbler,[2] is a small cisticolid warbler found in southeast Asia. It is a resident breeder from Pakistan and India to south China and southeast Asia. It was formerly included in the tawny-flanked prinia (Prinia subflava), resident in Africa south of the Sahara. The two are now usually considered to be separate species.
Description
These 13–14-cm long warblers have short rounded wings, a longish tail, strong legs and a short black bill. In breeding plumage, adults are grey-brown above, with a short white supercilium and rufous fringes on the closed wings. The underparts are whitish-buff. The sexes are identical.
In winter, the upperparts are a warmer brown, and the underparts more buff. The tail is longer than in summer. There are a number of races differing in plumage shade. The endemic race in Sri Lanka retains summer plumage, including the shorter tail, all year round.
Biology
This skulking passerine bird is typically found in wet lowland grassland, open woodland, scrub and sometimes gardens. The plain prinia builds its nest in a shrub or tall grass and lays three to six eggs. (The tawny-flanked prinia nests in herbage and lays two to four eggs.)
Like most warblers, the plain prinia is insectivorous. The song is a repetitive tlee-tlee-tlee.
Gallery
P. i. fusca
Nepalgunj, Nepal
P. i. franklinii
Tamil Nadu, India
P. i. insularis
Sri Lanka
P. i. herberti
Bangkok, Thailand
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References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Prinia inornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22713615A94383192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713615A94383192.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22713615/94383192. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ Grewal, Bikram; Bill Harvey; Otto Pfister (2002). Photographic guide to birds of India. Hong Kong: Periplus editions / Princeton University Press. p. 343
Further reading
- Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa by Baker, ISBN:0-7136-3971-7
- Birds of India by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp, ISBN:0-691-04910-6
- Birds of The Gambia by Barlow, Wacher and Disley, ISBN:1-873403-32-1
Wikidata ☰ Q73928 entry
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