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ShrublandDomed nestTiny · 9 g
What the Tawny-flanked Prinia sounds like
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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.
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When to see the Tawny-flanked Prinia
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Tawny-flanked Prinia
The map shades 40 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Tawny-flanked Prinia
The tawny-flanked prinia is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Prinia in the family Cisticolidae, a family of Old World warblers. It is widespread and common in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara. The plain prinia of southern Asia was formerly included in this species but is now usually considered to be a separate species.
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Easily confused with
Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventrisThe yellow-bellied prinia is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsoniiThese 11-to-13-centimetre (4 to 5 in) long warblers have a longish grey tail with graduated feathers that are tipped in white, they have strong pinkish legs and a short black bill.
Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilisThe graceful prinia is a small warbler.
Side by side: Plain Prinia vs Tawny-flanked Prinia · Ashy Prinia vs Tawny-flanked Prinia · Grey-breasted Prinia vs Tawny-flanked Prinia
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