Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)

Hill Prinia (Prinia atrogularis) - HBW 11, p. 430

French: Prinia à gorge noire German: Weißbrustprinie Spanish: Prinia Gorginegra
Other common names: Brown/White-breasted/White-browed Hill Warbler, White-browed Prinia; Black-throated Prinia/Hill Warbler (atrogularis, khasiana)

Taxonomy: Suya atrogularis F. Moore, 1854, Darjeeling, India.
Nominate race and khasiana differ markedly in breeding plumage from other races, and are regarded by some authorities as representing a separate species; further, these two races, although separated only by the Brahmaputra Valley, differ quite strongly from each other in general coloration and also, seemingly, vocally, and they could possibly be treated as two full species. Further research required. Seven subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

atrogularis (F. Moore, 1854) - E Himalayas from E Nepal E to S China (extreme S Xizang) and NE India (Arunachal Pradesh).
khasiana (Godwin-Austen, 1876) - NE India (from E Meghalaya and S Assam E to SW Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram) and W Myanmar (Chin Hills, Mt Victoria).
superciliaris (Anderson, 1871) - NE Myanmar, S & SE China (W Sichuan, and SW Yunnan, N Guangxi and N Guangdong E to C Fujian), NE Thailand, N Laos and N Vietnam (W & E Tonkin).

See all 7 subspecies

atrogularis (F. Moore, 1854) - E Himalayas from E Nepal E to S China (extreme S Xizang) and NE India (Arunachal Pradesh).
khasiana (Godwin-Austen, 1876) - NE India (from E Meghalaya and S Assam E to SW Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram) and W Myanmar (Chin Hills, Mt Victoria).
superciliaris (Anderson, 1871) - NE Myanmar, S & SE China (W Sichuan, and SW Yunnan, N Guangxi and N Guangdong E to C Fujian), NE Thailand, N Laos and N Vietnam (W & E Tonkin).
erythropleura (Walden, 1875) - E Myanmar and NW Thailand.
klossi (Hachisuka, 1926) - S Laos (chiefly on Bolaven Plateau) and C Vietnam (C & S Annam, N Cochinchina).
waterstradti (E. J. O. Hartert, 1902) - summit of Mt Tahan, in Peninsular Malaysia.
dysancrita (Oberholser, 1912) - W Sumatra.