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.
These 13–14 cm long warblers have short rounded wings and longish graduated cream tail tipped with black subterminal spots. The tail is usually held upright and the strong legs are used for clambering about and hopping on the ground. They have a short black bill. They are found singly or in pairs in shrubbery and will often visit the ground.
This passerine bird is found in dry open grassland, open woodland, scrub and in home gardens in many cities. The northern limits of the species are along the Himalayan foothills extending into the upper Indus river system. The species is absent from the dry desert zone of the west of India and extends east into Burma. The Sri Lankan population is found mainly in the lowlands but going up into the hills to about 1600 m.
Like most warblers, the Ashy Prinia is insectivorous. The song is a repetitive tchup, tchup, tchup or zeet-zeet-zeet. Another call is a nasal tee-tee-tee. It also makes a sound like "electric sparks" during the fluttery flight which is thought to be produced by the wings.[INFO:WIKIPEDIA]
These 13–14 cm long warblers have short rounded wings and longish graduated cream tail tipped with black subterminal spots. The tail is usually held upright and the strong legs are used for clambering about and hopping on the ground. They have a short black bill. They are found singly or in pairs in shrubbery and will often visit the ground.
This passerine bird is found in dry open grassland, open woodland, scrub and in home gardens in many cities. The northern limits of the species are along the Himalayan foothills extending into the upper Indus river system. The species is absent from the dry desert zone of the west of India and extends east into Burma. The Sri Lankan population is found mainly in the lowlands but going up into the hills to about 1600 m.
Like most warblers, the Ashy Prinia is insectivorous. The song is a repetitive tchup, tchup, tchup or zeet-zeet-zeet. Another call is a nasal tee-tee-tee. It also makes a sound like "electric sparks" during the fluttery flight which is thought to be produced by the wings.[INFO:WIKIPEDIA]
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