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ShrublandDomed nestTiny · 7 g
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These 13–14-cm long warblers have short rounded wings, a longish tail, strong legs and a short black bill. In breeding plumage, adults are grey-brown above, with a short white supercilium and rufous fringes on the closed wings. The underparts are whitish-buff. The sexes are identical. In winter, the upperparts are a warmer brown, and the underparts more buff. The tail is longer than in summer. There are a number of races differing in plumage shade. The endemic race in Sri Lanka retains summer plumage, including the shorter tail, all year round.
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When to see the Plain Prinia
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Plain Prinia
The map shades 16 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Plain Prinia
The plain prinia, also known as the plain wren-warbler or white-browed wren-warbler, is a small cisticolid warbler found in southeast Asia. It is a resident breeder from Pakistan and India to south China and southeast Asia. It was formerly included in the tawny-flanked prinia, resident in Africa south of the Sahara. The two are now usually considered to be separate species.
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Easily confused with
Ashy PriniaPrinia socialisThese 13–14 cm long warblers have short rounded wings and a longish graduated cream tail tipped with black subterminal spots.
Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavaThe 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.
Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventrisThe yellow-bellied prinia is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
Side by side: Ashy Prinia vs Plain Prinia · Plain Prinia vs Tawny-flanked Prinia
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