Prinia ID Malaysia (1 Viewer)

[earlytorise]

These photos were taken at dusk this week - hence the warm light.

Now, this was in Sabah, so I can assume that this is Yellow-bellied. But I have a question.

Yellow-bellied Prinia and Rufescent Prinia have overlapping ranges including peninsular Malaysia. Can you tell, just from the photos, that this is not a Rufescent Prinia?

Thank you and my best regards!

 

[Grahame Walbridge]

These photos were taken at dusk this week - hence the warm light.

Now, this was in Sabah, so I can assume that this is Yellow-bellied. But I have a question.

Yellow-bellied Prinia and Rufescent Prinia have overlapping ranges including peninsular Malaysia. Can you tell, just from the photos, that this is not a Rufescent Prinia?

Thank you and my best regards!

Rufescent has a different, more contrasting tail pattern, dark subterminal spot/bar contrasting with a whitish tip vs your bird which has a plain undertail, only slight paling at the tip with no obvious subterminal marks.

Grahame