Ashy Prinia

The Ashy Prinia or Ashy Wren-Warbler , is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, western Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is a familiar bird of urban gardens and farmland in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify.

The Ashy Prinia is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The Ashy Prinia or Ashy Wren-Warbler (Prinia socialis), is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, western Myanmar and Sri Lanka. It is a familiar bird of urban gardens and farmland in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify. More

Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis in Hyderabad, India. Plain Prinia Prinia inornata in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii in Shamirpet, Rangareddy district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Prinia The prinias are a genus of small insectivorous birds belonging to the passerine bird family Cisticolidae. They are often also alternatively classed in the Old World warbler family, Sylviidae. More

Like most warblers, the Ashy Prinia is insectivorous. The song is a repetitive tchup, tchup, tchup or zeet-zeet-zeet. It also makes a sound like "electric sparks" which is believed to be produced by the wings or possibly the beak. It is most easily distinguished by the loud snapping noise it makes during flight. How this noise is produced we do not know for certain. Reid was of opinion that the bird snapped its long tail. More

Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis - Mystery Bird of the month - June 2002 Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris Yes this indeed is what this bird is as you can see from the second picture. Nobody got it correct this month although 6 opted for Plain Prinia and 3 for Jungle Prinia. More

Tags: Ashy Prinia, Ashy Wren-Warbler, bird, birds, Bondel, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Prinia socialis Posted in Nature, Photography, Wildlife | Comments (2) 2 Responses to “Ashy Prinia” 1. shiva Says: August 1st, 2009 at 9:44 AM I feel little white body of the bird is over exposed, the background makes it hard to get the best exposure of white. More

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* Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) Adult perched on a twig. Mahad, Raigad District, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India Ryan Brookes 20 July 2009 28 weeks ago 3.7 * Bird perched on a twig The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp Socialis) vasanthan.p.j 27 June 2009 45 weeks ago 3. More

Tags: Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis), birds, Bondel, Canon EF 400mm f/5.6 L USM, Canon EOS 5D mark II, Kenko extension tube set Posted in Nature, Photography, Wildlife | Comments (4) 4 Responses to “More Ashy Priniae” 1. Pratap Says: September 30th, 2009 at 7:11 PM Second shot is awesome! 2. More

Ashy Prinia sitting on a high perch & signing at different notes. * * Add Video To Your Social Bookmarks Bookmark and Share Add comment - Something to say?.... More

Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis socialis - Adult calling Ashy Prinia Photographer : More

Ashy Prinia View in original album Photo Properties summary details Make NIKON CORPORATION Model NIKON D300S Aperture Value f/8 Color Space Uncalibrated Exposure Bias Value 0 EV Exposure Program Manual Flash No Flash Focal Length More

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Ashy Prinia at Madiwala lake - Bangalore has many species of birds, fast depleting because of the city’s exponential growth. We start a new series to get you started with bird watching in the city. By Saurabh Mittal 13 Jan 2009, Citizen Mattersbookmark email print Bangalore, one the fastest growing cities in India, has been known as the Garden City. The city boasts of congenial climate that birds thrive in. More