Plain Prinia?? Klang, West Coast Peninsula Malaysia, coastal grasslands (1 Viewer)

Apologies for the not so good shots here.
The missus and I have narrowed this fellow down to what we believe is a Plain Prinia.
We were out and about yesterday, and heard a clicking noise.
Looked up and around to see this little guy climbing up to the sky, then falling rapidly back to the ground again.
I thought it was his chirp making the noise, but after reading up in Craig Robson's guide, it's perhaps a wing clapping noise we were hearing.

The terrain was coastal, grasslands, and general scrub.

Anyone disagree with the ID?

Many thanks for looking;
John & Jasmine

Possibly Zitting Cisticola, but not sure if that sp. occurs in Malaysia.

Larry Wheatland said:

Possibly Zitting Cisticola, but not sure if that sp. occurs in Malaysia.

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Judging by the field-guides, the Zitting Cisticola is more likely to occur in Peninsular Malaysia. Just not much detail in the photo to help.
Thanks for looking!!

I agree completely with Larry - it's a Zitting Cisticola. For comparison the Plain Prinia has a longer tail without the distinctive tail pattern. It also lacks the distinctive markings on the mantle of the Zitting Cisticola, although that obviously can't be used in this case. For comparison check some of the photos on OBI:

http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?keyword=Plain+Prinia