PLAIN PRINIA

 (* 1137)              PLAIN PRINIA             Prinia inornata

CAMBODIA         44

Also known as the Plain Wren-warbler or White-browed Wren-warbler. Found in southeast Asia. It is a resident breeder from Pakistan and India to south China and southeast Asia.

PLAIN PRINIA

Subspecies insularis, March 2017

1137              PLAIN PRINIA             Prinia inornata

SRI LANKA          168

Found in paddy fields, long grass, scrub and reedy marshes. 13 cm. Locally common breeding resident throughout Sri Lanka, more abundant in dry zone.

ASHY PRINIA

Subspecies brevicauda, March 2017

1136                 ASHY PRINIA              Prinia socialis 

SRI LANKA         167

Found in tall grass, scrubs and paddy fields. 13 cm. Fairly common breeding resident, locally throughout Sri Lanka, particularly in dry zone.

 

YELLOW-BELLIED PRINIA

Photographed in Singapore November 2016

920                  YELLOW-BELLIED PRINIA              Prinia flaviventris

SINGAPORE               (69)

Found in scrub and grasslands, especially on reclaimed land. 14 cm. Distribution: Himalayan foothills and much of N and E India, S China, mainland Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas.

TAWNY-FLANKED PRINIA

246         TAWNY-FLANKED PRINIA          Prinia subflava

South Africa          (9)

13 cm, 9 g. Common resident in broadleafed woodlands, especially along watercourses. Solitary or in pairs.