Ashy Prinia

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


Identification Features

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

SIGHTINGS

Date Location
2018-12-02 02 Dec 2018 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2018-12-29 29 Dec 2018 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2019-01-12 12 Jan 2019 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2019-03-02 02 Mar 2019 Bird Watching Area, Bhandup West, Mumbai, Maharashtra
2019-02-01 01 Feb 2019 Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Rajasthan

Similar Birds

(Cisticolas And Allies)