Alternative name: Graceful Warbler
- Prinia gracilis
Identification
10–13 cm
- Greyish plumage
- Dark streaked upper parts
Distribution
Africa (Egypt to the Horn of Africa) and Middle East
Taxonomy
Delicate Prinia was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- P. g. deltae: Egypt (Nile Delta) to Sinai and western Israel
- P. g. natronensis: Northern Egypt (Wadi el Natrun)
- P. g. gracilis: Nile Valley from northern Egypt south to southern Sudan; Red Sea coast of northeastern Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and northern Somalia; and the eastern Sinai Peninsula, Lebanon, southern Syria, eastern Israel, Jordan, and northwestern Saudi Arabia
- P. g. yemenensis: coastal southwestern Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and southern Oman
- P. g. hufufae: Eastern Saudi Arabia (Hufuf Oasis) and Bahrain
- P. g. ashi: southeastern Somalia (coast from ca 2° to 3° 30'N)
Habitat
Bushes and reeds at marshes, sewage ponds and gravel pits. Farmland and other cultivated areas, including gardens with palm trees. Also scrub land.
Behaviour
Small, elusive, fast and jittery. They go deep into the foliage when feeding.
Diet
Their diet consists mainly of insects and small grubs.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved May 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Graceful Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Graceful_Prinia
External Links
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