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+ | [[Image:IMG 6057 1 .JPG|thumb|350px|right|Subspecies ''P. f. sindiana''<br />Photo by {{user|amaizlish|amaizlish}}<br />[[Okhla Bird Sanctuary]], Delhi, [[India]], February 2011]] | ||
12–14 cm (4¾-5½ in) | 12–14 cm (4¾-5½ in) | ||
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+ | [[Image:Yellow-bellied Prinia1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Subspecies ''P. f. sonitans''<br />Photo by {{user|Dave+2x|Dave 2x}}<br />Taipei, [[Taiwan]], November 2012]] | ||
[[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], eastern and western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | [[Asia]]: found in [[China]], [[Tibet]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], eastern and western [[Himalayas]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Taiwan]], [[Hong Kong]]<br /> | ||
'''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Java]]. | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Brunei]], [[Singapore]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]] and [[Java]]. | ||
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There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 7 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
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Revision as of 01:18, 24 January 2018
- Prinia flaviventris
Identification
12–14 cm (4¾-5½ in)
- Grey crown, nape and side of head
- Olive green upperparts
- White throat and breast
- Yellow belly
- Long graduated tail
- White eyebrows
- Red eye
Sexes similar
Juvenile
- Brown upperparts brown
- White tip to tail
- Yellow underparts
Distribution
Asia: found in China, Tibet, Nepal, Pakistan, India, eastern and western Himalayas, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Hong Kong
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra and Java.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 7 subspecies[1]:
- P. f. sindiana:
- P. f. flaviventris:
- Nepal to Bhutan, north-eastern India, Bangladesh and northern Myanmar
- P. f. delacouri:
- P. f. sonitans:
- P. f. rafflesi:
- P. f. halistona:
- Nias Island (off Sumatra)
- P. f. latrunculus:
Habitat
Low bushes and tall grasses, riverine floodplains, reeds and sedges, marshes, canals, scrubland and paddyfields.
Behaviour
Breeding
An untidy ball nest is built at the bottom of tall grass. Grass and leaves are tied around the stems. The clutch consists of 3-4 reddish eggs.
Diet
The diet includes insects, small flies, crickets and ants etc.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- Naturia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Yellow-bellied Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 12 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Yellow-bellied_Prinia
External Links