Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) - HBW 11, p. 434
French: Prinia cendrée
German: Rostbauchprinie
Spanish: Prinia Cenicienta
Other common names: Ashy Wren-warbler
Taxonomy: Prinia socialis Sykes, 1832, Deccan, central India.
Sri Lanka race brevicauda differs vocally from others; further study needed. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- stewarti Blyth, 1847 - NE Pakistan (E from Ferozepore and Gujranwala), N & W India (E to S Bihar, S to N Madhya Pradesh) and Nepal.
- inglisi Whistler & Kinnear, 1933 - NE India (N West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan and Bangladesh.
- socialis Sykes, 1832 - peninsular India (S from S Bihar and S Madhya Pradesh).
- brevicauda Legge, 1879 - Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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An adult perched. Locality Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp socialis)
Josep del Hoyo 8 December 2009 3 years ago 39 sec 3.8 -
Bird calling in different tunes Locality Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Vishwanath. BL 24 June 2007 4 years ago 38 sec 3.7 -
A bird singing. Boat noise in the background, in the bay of Cochin Locality Kerala, India
Juan Sanabria 1 August 2008 4 years ago 30 sec 2.7 -
In breeding plumage, calls in background Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India (ssp stewarti)
RAM GOPAL SONI 21 June 2006 3 years ago 28 sec 0
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in a marsh
Locality Ohkla Bird Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh, India (ssp stewarti)
Guy Poisson 31 October 2006 2 years ago 2.7 -
On the ground, in a park
Locality Gurgaon District, Haryana, India (ssp stewarti)
sharad 1 October 2009 2 years ago 2.7 -
Ashy Wren Warbler among the undergrowth
Locality Tamil Nadu, India
vasanthan.p.j 1 May 2009 4 years ago 2.7 -
Adult bird sitting on wire near Highway side...
Locality Ahmedabad District, Gujarat, India
drshaileshdarjimd 26 August 2012 38 weeks ago 2.5 -
The early bird with its catch.
Locality Secunderabad, Rangareddy District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Harisankar 13 October 2010 2 years ago 2.3 -
It was perching on tree
Locality Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 29 July 2011 1 year ago 2.2
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Six different calls Locality Rajasthan, India
(ssp stewarti )
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2005 3 years ago 4.5 -
Singing in bush while feeding Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
(ssp stewarti)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 April 2005 3 years ago 4 -
Variety of calls icluding alarm calls Locality Jaipur District, Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 July 2006 3 years ago 4 -
Calls Locality Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India
(ssp socialis)
Stuart Fisher 14 February 2006 4 years ago 0
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