Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)

Other Names (World)
Ashy Prinia, Ashy Wren-warbler

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sykes, 1832

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry grassland and shrubland, moist lowland forest.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (41)...)

Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) [XC825438]
by Jairam Vijayan from IISc Bangalore, India (call)

Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) [XC658723]
by Sreekumar Chirukandoth from Timbi Lake, Vadodara, Gujarat, India (song)

Subspecies
Sri Lanka subspecies brevicauda differs vocally from others. Further study is required.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

stewarti Blyth, 1847 - North-eastern Pakistan (eastern from Ferozepore and Gujranwala), northern and western India (east to southern Bihar, south to northern Madhya Pradesh) and Nepal.
inglisi Whistler, 1933 - North-eastern India (northern West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan and Bangladesh.
socialis Sykes, 1832 - Peninsular India (southern from southern Bihar and southern Madhya Pradesh).
brevicauda Legge, 1879 - Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) - 10 files

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