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Ashy Prinia vs Tawny-flanked Prinia

Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)

Ashy Prinia

Prinia socialis

Tiny8 gGrassland

These 13–14 cm long warblers have short rounded wings and a longish graduated cream tail tipped with black subterminal spots. The tail is usually held upright and the strong legs are used for clambering about and hopping on the ground. They have a short black bill. The crown is grey and the underparts are rufous in most plumages. In breeding plumage, adults of the northern population are ash grey above, with a black crown and cheek with no supercilium and coppery brown wings. In non-breeding season, this population has a short and narrow white supercilium and the tail is longer.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recording: Jairam Vijayan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: J.M.Garg · CC BY 3.0
Tawny-flanked Prinia (Prinia subflava)

Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Tiny9 gShrubland

The tawny-flanked prinia is 11–12 cm (4.3–4.7 in) in length with a long, narrow, graduated tail and a fairly long, slender bill. The tail is often held erect or waved from side to side. The upperparts are grey-brown with rufous-brown edges to the flight feathers and a rufous tinge to the rump. The throat and breast are whitish while the flanks and vent are warm buff. There is a whitish stripe over the eye and the lores are dark. The tail feathers have a white tip and a dark subterminal band. The sexes are similar in appearance. Non-breeding birds have a longer tail than breeding birds.

ID text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Recording: Ben Phalan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo: suncana · CC BY 4.0

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