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- Prinia sylvatica
Identification
15 cm. Long tail, strong legs and a short black bill. Grey-brown above, with a short white supercilium and warmer brown rump. The sexes are identical except that the male has a blacker bill and mouth in the breeding season.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Dry open grassland, open woodland, scrub and sometimes gardens.
Behaviour
It builds its nest in a shrub or tall grass and lays 3-5 eggs. The diet includes insects.
The song is a repetitive pit-pretty, pit-pretty, pit-pretty
