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Hello everyone, Is this Gracefull Prina or Delicate Prina please? Location: Kurdistan, Iraq - Date: Last week (1 Viewer)
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I don't think you can tell on these images alone? On range should be delicate prinia.
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The Prinias of Eastern Arabia: Graceful (P. gracilis) vs Delicate (P. lepida)
Originally posted January 4, 2022A Taxonomic TangleThe Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a small, brownish, long-tailed warbler of damp habits in otherwise arid environments, including in and around anthropogenic sites. Where it occurs, it's often quite abundant—nigh ubiquitous. Owing to...
thank you so much, I got it, the in should be DelicateI don't think you can tell on these images alone? On range should be delicate prinia.
The Prinias of Eastern Arabia: Graceful (P. gracilis) vs Delicate (P. lepida)
Originally posted January 4, 2022A Taxonomic TangleThe Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a small, brownish, long-tailed warbler of damp habits in otherwise arid environments, including in and around anthropogenic sites. Where it occurs, it's often quite abundant—nigh ubiquitous. Owing to...
MJB
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According to Alström and Rasmussen 2022, (map attached) on distribution it should be Delicate Prinia. (Delicate Prinia - Prinia lepida - Birds of the World)
MJB
Reference
Alström, P and PC Rasmussen. 2022. Delicate Prinia (Prinia lepida), v1.1. In: Birds of the World (BK Keeney, Ed.). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA.
