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- Prinia lepida
Identification
- Bill black in breeding but not in non-breeding.
Distribution
Turkey and the Middle East to Southern Nepal to north-eeastern India
Taxonomy
This species was formerly included in Graceful Prinia
Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized[1].
- P. g. akyildizi: Coastal southern Turkey (Antalya to Adana)
- P. g. carpenteri: Coastal Oman
- P. g. lepida: northeastern Syria, Iraq, and southwestern Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India
- P. g. stevensi: Southern Nepal to north-eeastern India (Assam and Arunachal Pradesh)
Habitat
Behaviour
Vocalisation
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Delicate Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Delicate_Prinia
