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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
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'''Asia''': [[Afghanistan]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]] | '''Asia''': [[Afghanistan]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Bangladesh]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | ====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| − | *''P. g. akyildizi'': | + | There are 12 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| − | + | *''P. g. akyildizi'': Coastal southern [[Turkey]] (Antalya to Adana) | |
| − | *''P. g. irakensis '': | + | *''P. g. irakensis'': Norther-eastern [[Syria]] to [[Iraq]] and south-western [[Iran]] (foothills of Zagros Mountains) |
| − | + | *''P. g. palaestinae'': Eastern [[Sinai]] to southern [[Israel]], [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Jordan]] and north-western [[Arabia]] | |
| − | *''P. g. palaestinae'': | + | *''P. g. deltae'': [[Egypt]] (Nile Delta) to [[Sinai]] and western [[Israel]] |
| − | + | *''P. g. gracilis'': Nile Valley (Cairo to northern [[Sudan]]) and northern [[Egypt]] (El Faiyum) | |
| − | *''P. g. deltae'': | + | *''P. g. natronensis'': Northern [[Egypt]] (Wadi el Natrun) |
| − | + | *''P. g. yemenensis'': Coastal [[Arabia]] and [[Yemen]] (Mecca to Aden and Hadramaut) | |
| − | *''P. g. gracilis'': | + | *''P. g. carlo'': Southern [[Sudan]] to [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]] and southern [[Somalia]] |
| − | + | *''P. g. hufufae'': Eastern [[Saudi Arabia]] (Hufuf Oasis) and [[Bahrain]] | |
| − | *''P. g. natronensis'': | + | *''P. g. carpenteri'': Coastal [[Oman]] |
| − | + | *''P. g. lepida'': Southern coastal [[Iran]] to [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]] and northern [[India]] | |
| − | *''P. g. yemenensis'': | + | *''P. g. stevensi'': Southern [[Nepal]] to north-eeastern [[India]] (Assam and Arunachal Pradesh) |
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| − | *''P. g. hufufae'': | ||
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| − | *''P. g. carpenteri'': | ||
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| − | *''P. g. lepida'': | ||
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| − | *''P. g. stevensi'': | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Bushes and reeds at marshes, sewage ponds and gravel pits. Farmland and other cultivated areas, including gardens with palm trees. Also scrub land. | Bushes and reeds at marshes, sewage ponds and gravel pits. Farmland and other cultivated areas, including gardens with palm trees. Also scrub land. | ||
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====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
Their diet consists mainly of insects and small grubs. | Their diet consists mainly of insects and small grubs. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec10}}#Avibase | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Prinia+gracilis}} | {{GSearch|Prinia+gracilis}} | ||
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| + | {{Video|Graceful_Prinia}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Prinia]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
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- Prinia gracilis
Identification
Distribution
Africa, Middle East and Asia
North Africa: Egypt
East Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia
Middle East, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Arabian Peninsula, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran
Asia: Afghanistan, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 12 subspecies[1]:
- P. g. akyildizi: Coastal southern Turkey (Antalya to Adana)
- P. g. irakensis: Norther-eastern Syria to Iraq and south-western Iran (foothills of Zagros Mountains)
- P. g. palaestinae: Eastern Sinai to southern Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and north-western Arabia
- P. g. deltae: Egypt (Nile Delta) to Sinai and western Israel
- P. g. gracilis: Nile Valley (Cairo to northern Sudan) and northern Egypt (El Faiyum)
- P. g. natronensis: Northern Egypt (Wadi el Natrun)
- P. g. yemenensis: Coastal Arabia and Yemen (Mecca to Aden and Hadramaut)
- P. g. carlo: Southern Sudan to Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and southern Somalia
- P. g. hufufae: Eastern Saudi Arabia (Hufuf Oasis) and Bahrain
- P. g. carpenteri: Coastal Oman
- P. g. lepida: Southern coastal Iran to Afghanistan, Pakistan and northern India
- P. g. stevensi: Southern Nepal to north-eeastern India (Assam and Arunachal Pradesh)
Habitat
Bushes and reeds at marshes, sewage ponds and gravel pits. Farmland and other cultivated areas, including gardens with palm trees. Also scrub land.
Behaviour
Small, elusive, fast and jittery. They go deep into the foliage when feeding.
Diet
Their diet consists mainly of insects and small grubs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
- Avibase
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Graceful Prinia. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Graceful_Prinia
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