Alternative name: Rufous-vented Prinia
- Laticilla burnesii
Prinia burnesii
Identification
17cm. Brown above, buffy collar. Dark streaking starts at the forehead and fades on the back. The underparts are white with a tawny hue and dark streaking on the flanks. The undertail coverts are bright rufous or chestnut. Barred wings, wing linings are a faintly tawny off-white. Greyish or olive-brown and have rufous tipped tail. White eye-ring, whitish lores, and dark-streaked whitish cheeks. The upper mandible is horn-brown; the lower, straw-brown or flesh-brown. Brown eyes, flesh-colored or pale brown legs.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Two subspecies are recognized[1].
- L. b. burnesii -- Indus River Valley of Pakistan, and northwestern India (Punjab)
- L. b. nepalicola -- eastern Nepal
This species was recently moved from genus Prinia to genus Laticilla.
Habitat
Wetlands, swamps, grasslands and reedbeds.
Behaviour
Diet includes insects.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Birdforum thread discussing taxonomy of this and related species
- BBC News: 'New type of bird' found in Nepal
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2021) Rufous-vented Grass Babbler. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 May 2021 from https://www.birdforum.net/wiki/Rufous-vented_Grass_Babbler
