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| − | + | [[Image:Bar-winged_Prinia.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''prinia''<br />Photo by {{user|Mehdhalaouate|Mehd Halaouate}} <br />Bogor Botanical Gardens, West [[Java]], August 2004]] | |
| − | [[Image:Bar-winged_Prinia.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Mehdhalaouate|Mehd Halaouate}} <br />Bogor Botanical Gardens, West [[Java]], August | ||
;[[:category:Prinia|Prinia]] familiaris | ;[[:category:Prinia|Prinia]] familiaris | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | + | 13 cm<br /> | |
| − | Iris brown, | + | A medium sized prinia with long tail, white bars on wings. Olive-green upperparts, throat and center chest white, body side greyish, belly and vent yellowish.<br /> |
| − | + | Iris brown, upper [[Topography#Beaks|mandible]] grey, under mandible yellowish, legs pink. | |
| + | ====Similar Species==== | ||
| + | [[Yellow-bellied Prinia]], which lacks the white wing bars. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Southeast [[Asia]]: found in [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]] | Southeast [[Asia]]: found in [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]], [[Java]], [[Lesser Sundas]], [[Bali]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | |
*''P. f. prinia'': | *''P. f. prinia'': | ||
:*Lowlands of [[Sumatra]], western [[Java]] and Karimunjawa Islands | :*Lowlands of [[Sumatra]], western [[Java]] and Karimunjawa Islands | ||
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Gardens, open areas with trees and bushes | Gardens, open areas with trees and bushes | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists of insects and larvae. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
#BF Member observations | #BF Member observations | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Prinia+familiaris}} | {{GSearch|Prinia+familiaris}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[category:Prinia]] | [[Category:Birds]][[category:Prinia]] | ||
Revision as of 23:56, 19 January 2015
- Prinia familiaris
Identification
13 cm
A medium sized prinia with long tail, white bars on wings. Olive-green upperparts, throat and center chest white, body side greyish, belly and vent yellowish.
Iris brown, upper mandible grey, under mandible yellowish, legs pink.
Similar Species
Yellow-bellied Prinia, which lacks the white wing bars.
Distribution
Southeast Asia: found in Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas, Bali
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. prinia:
- P. f. familiaris:
Habitat
Gardens, open areas with trees and bushes
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects and larvae.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Bar-winged Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bar-winged_Prinia
