Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica)

Other Names (World)
Jungle Prinia, White-tailed Prinia, Large Prinia, Large Wren-warbler, Jungle Wren-warbler

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
13 cm

First Described (Guide)
Jerdon, 1840

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical dry shrubland.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal (B), Pakistan, Sri Lanka.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

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

Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica) [XC592728]
by Roozbeh Gazdar from Haji Malang, Thane, Maharashtra, India (uncertain)

Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica) [XC519780]
by Roozbeh Gazdar from Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, Palghar, Maharashtra, India (call)

Subspecies
Northern subspecies gangetica intergrades with nominate in central India.

The following 5 subspecies are recognised:

gangetica (Blyth, 1867) - Northern India (western Himachal Pradesh south to central Rajasthan and central Madhya Pradesh, east to western Bengal) and south-western Nepal.
insignis (Hume, 1872) - North-western India (Gujarat and southern Rajasthan east to Bhopal, in western Madhya Pradesh).
sylvatica Jerdon, 1840 - Central and southern India (southern from southern Bombay, Maharashtra and central Madyha Pradesh).
mahendrae Koelz, 1939 - Mahendra Giri (Orissa), in eastern India.
valida (Blyth, 1851) - Sri Lanka.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica) - 10 files

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