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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as small beetles, moths, caterpillars and grasshoppers. | Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as small beetles, moths, caterpillars and grasshoppers. | ||
+ | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
+ | <flashmp3>grey_breasted_prinia_call.mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
+ | ''[[Media: grey_breasted_prinia_call.mp3|Listen in an external program]]''<br /> | ||
+ | Recording by {{user|aloktewari|Alok Tewari}}<br /> | ||
+ | Dwarahat, Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, [[India]], April-2011<br /> | ||
+ | Call at day-break by one individual, on a perch close to a busy road. Alt. 5000 ft above MSL | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Revision as of 07:39, 21 November 2016
- Prinia hodgsonii
Identification
11 cm (4 in)
- Greyish and white plumage
- Longish and graduated tail
- Small thin bill
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand
Taxonomy
Previously known as Franklin's Prinia
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- P. h. rufula:
- P. h. hodgsonii:
- P. h. albogularis:
- South-western peninsular India (Eastern Ghats to southern Mysore and Kerala)
- P. h. leggei:
- P. h. erro :
- P. h. confusa:
Habitat
Scrub and grass jungle, undergrowth in deciduous forest, mangrove swamps, reed-beds, forest edge scrub, agricultural fields and Banni grassland. Observed at heights around around 5000 ft above sea level.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as small beetles, moths, caterpillars and grasshoppers.
Vocalisation
<flashmp3>grey_breasted_prinia_call.mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
Recording by Alok Tewari
Dwarahat, Almora, Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, April-2011
Call at day-break by one individual, on a perch close to a busy road. Alt. 5000 ft above MSL
Gallery
Click images to see larger version
Ssp. "rufula"
Photo by Alok Tewari
Uttarakhand Himalayas, India, Apr.-2011
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-breasted Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 11 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-breasted_Prinia
External Links