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| − | + | [[Image:GreyBreastedPriniaJugalTiwan.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jugal+Tiwari|Jugal Tiwari}}<br />Moti Virani, Kutch, Gujarat, [[India]], June, 2009]] | |
| − | [[Image:GreyBreastedPriniaJugalTiwan.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Jugal+Tiwari|Jugal Tiwari}}<br> | ||
;[[:Category:Prinia|Prinia]] hodgsonii | ;[[:Category:Prinia|Prinia]] hodgsonii | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 11 cm (4 in) | ||
| + | *Greyish and white plumage | ||
| + | *Longish and graduated tail | ||
| + | *Small thin bill | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii leggei.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''leggei''<br />Photo by {{user|DaveT|DaveT}}<br />Udawalawe, [[Sri Lanka]], March 2010]] | ||
| + | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''South Asia''': [[Pakistan]], [[India]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]]. [[Bhutan]]<br /> | ||
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]] and [[Thailand]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | Previously known as Franklin's Prinia |
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:IMG 26651.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''erro''<br />Photo by {{user|Ayuwat+J|Ayuwat J}}<br />LOCATION & DATE]] | ||
| + | There are 6 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''P. h. rufula'': | *''P. h. rufula'': | ||
:*Kashmir to Assam, south-western [[China]] (north-western Yunnan) and northern [[Myanmar]] | :*Kashmir to Assam, south-western [[China]] (north-western Yunnan) and northern [[Myanmar]] | ||
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*''P. h. confusa'': | *''P. h. confusa'': | ||
:*Southern [[China]] (southern Sichuan and western Yunnan) to north-eastern [[Laos]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | :*Southern [[China]] (southern Sichuan and western Yunnan) to north-eastern [[Laos]] and northern [[Vietnam]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Scrub and grass jungle, undergrowth in deciduous forest, mangrove swamps, reed-beds | + | Scrub and grass jungle, undergrowth in deciduous forest, mangrove swamps, reed-beds, forest edge scrub, agricultural fields and Banni grassland. Observed at heights around around 5000 ft above sea level. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as small beetles, moths, caterpillars and grasshoppers. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug14}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015) | ||
| + | #BF Member observations | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Prinia+hodgsonii}} | {{GSearch|Prinia+hodgsonii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Prinia]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Prinia]] | ||
Revision as of 20:53, 11 July 2015
- Prinia hodgsonii
Identification
11 cm (4 in)
- Greyish and white plumage
- Longish and graduated tail
- Small thin bill
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal
South Asia: Pakistan, India, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. Bhutan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand
Taxonomy
Previously known as Franklin's Prinia
Subspecies
There are 6 subspecies[1]:
- P. h. rufula:
- P. h. hodgsonii:
- P. h. albogularis:
- South-western peninsular India (Eastern Ghats to southern Mysore and Kerala)
- P. h. leggei:
- P. h. erro :
- P. h. confusa:
Habitat
Scrub and grass jungle, undergrowth in deciduous forest, mangrove swamps, reed-beds, forest edge scrub, agricultural fields and Banni grassland. Observed at heights around around 5000 ft above sea level.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, such as small beetles, moths, caterpillars and grasshoppers.
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
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
- BF Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey-breasted Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey-breasted_Prinia
