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Rufous-fronted Prinia

Prinia buchanani

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesGrasslandDomed nestTiny · 7 g
Rufous-fronted Prinia (Prinia buchanani), photo 1
Photo: Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India · CC BY 2.0
Rufous-fronted Prinia (Prinia buchanani), photo 2
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0
Rufous-fronted Prinia (Prinia buchanani), photo 3
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0
Rufous-fronted Prinia (Prinia buchanani), photo 4
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Rufous-fronted Prinia (Prinia buchanani), photo 5
Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Rufous-fronted Prinia (Prinia buchanani), photo 6
Photo: (c) Parth Kansara, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
Rufous-fronted Prinia (Prinia buchanani), photo 7
Photo: (c) Yves Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

What the Rufous-fronted Prinia sounds like

Sonogram of the Rufous-fronted Prinia: time runs left to right, pitch bottom to top, and the brighter the mark the louder the sound.
Recorded by Mike Prince · Song · Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve, Tumkur, Karnataka, India · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

ID tip

The rufous-fronted prinia is a small stocky bird, generally 12 cm long and weighing between 5 and 6 grams. The upper parts are sandy color. The lower parts are off-white. The legs and toes are pink. Remiges and tail feathers are also sandy color. The underside of the tail is creamy white. The head is olive brown, and the bird has a pale eyebrow and a thin red eye circle. The beak is a classic insectivore, thin and slightly curved, and the eyes are reddish-orange.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Rufous-fronted Prinia

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 8 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is September, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Rufous-fronted Prinia

Regular range

The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

India Pakistan

About the Rufous-fronted Prinia

The rufous-fronted prinia is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in India and Pakistan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Striped Prinia (Prinia striata) Striped PriniaPrinia striataThe striped prinia or Swinhoe's prinia is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Hill Prinia (Prinia superciliaris) Hill PriniaPrinia superciliarisThe hill prinia is a species of passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae. Black-throated Prinia (Prinia atrogularis) Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularisThe black-throated prinia is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

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