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The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian Subcontinent, ranging across most of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and western Myanmar. It is a common bird in urban gardens and farmland in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify. The northern populations have a rufous rump and back and have a distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage while other populations lack such variation.
Scientific Name : Prinia Socialis
Family : Cisticolidae
Order : Passeriformes
Class : Aves
Type : Cisticolas And Allies
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 13 - 14 cm
Compare Size : Sparrow -
Wingspan : 46 - 56 cm
Weight : 270 - 512 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Nesting Season : March - September
Other Names :
English : Ashy Wren-Warbler
Hindi : सलेटी दुमफुदकी, पुट्की
Marathi : राखी वटवट्या, राखाडी वटवट्या
Habitat:
Dry open grassland, Open woodland, Scrub, Home gardens, Reeds bordering streams, Moist grassland
Breeding:
Eggs - 3 or 4, Glossy brick-red with dark ring round broad end. Incubation in 12 days. Both sexes share all domestic duties
Feeding:
Insects
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Wing | short rounded rufous wings |
| Tail | longish graduated cream tail tipped with black subterminal spots |
| Bill | short and black |
| Crown | grey |
| Underparts | rufous but norther subpeices have warm brown upperparts in summer |
| Upperparts | ashy-grey |
| Supercilium or eyebrow | non-breeding plumage of norther subpeices has narrow white supercilium |
| Chin | whitish |
| Throat | whitish |
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| 02 Dec 2018 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 12 Jan 2019 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 02 Mar 2019 | Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| 01 Feb 2019 | Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan |
