Plain prinia
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| Species: | P. inornata
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| Prinia inornata (Sykes, 1832)
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The plain prinia, or the plain, or white-browed wren-warbler[2] (Prinia inornata) is a small warbler in the Cisticolidae family. 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 (Gmelin, 1789), resident in Africa south of the Sahara. The two are now usually considered to be separate species.
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.)
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. 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.
Like most warblers, the plain prinia is insectivorous. The song is a repetitive tlee-tlee-tlee.
Gallery
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At Sindhrot in Vadodara District of Gujarat, India -
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Gobbling up the prey in Kolkata, West Bengal, India -
Calling in Kolkata, West Bengal, India -
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At Hodal in Faridabad District of Haryana, India -
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In Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, India -
Near Hyderabad, India -
Plain Prinia @ Sholinganallur
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References
- ^ Template:IUCN
- ^ 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