- Prinia buchanani
Identification
12 cm (4¾ in)
- Long graduated tail
Distribution
Asia: found in thornscrub of India and Pakistan (Indus River plain).
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Scrubby plains and forests, semi-desert stoney areas and foothills.
Behaviour
Diet
They glean insects and larvae from leaves and on the ground.
Vocalisation
Recording by Alok Tewari
Gurgaon Rural, Haryana India, 26 July 2022.
Calling from bushes on the margin of the wetland. Calls of Black-winged Stilts are
also heard in the recording.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rufous-fronted Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 26 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rufous-fronted_Prinia
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
