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Delicate Prinia
Prinia lepida Blyth, 1844
7.1 gWeight
The delicate prinia (Prinia lepida) is a small warbler.
Where and when it's recorded
No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.
About
The delicate prinia (Prinia lepida) is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in southern Asia, from Turkey to North India.
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Questions
How big is the Delicate Prinia?
The Delicate Prinia weighs around 7.1 g.
Where does the Delicate Prinia live?
Its breeding range: Palearctic, Oriental: southern Turkey and northern Syria east to South Asia. Also UAE and northern Oman.
What does the Delicate Prinia eat?
Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.
What family is the Delicate Prinia in?
It belongs to the family Cisticolas & Allies (Cisticolidae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).
At a glance
- Weight
- 7.1 g
- Habitat
- Shrubland
- Diet
- Insects & other invertebrates
- Lifestyle
- Perches in trees
- Migration
- Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
- Wing
- 45 mm
- Tail
- 59 mm
- Bill
- 12 mm
- Tarsus
- 17 mm
Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.
Range
Palearctic, Oriental: southern Turkey and northern Syria east to South Asia. Also UAE and northern Oman
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Passerines Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolas & Allies Cisticolidae
- Genus
- Prinia
Other birds in the genus Prinia
Himalayan PriniaPrinia crinigera
Striped PriniaPrinia striata
Brown PriniaPrinia polychroa
Burmese PriniaPrinia cooki
Annam PriniaPrinia rocki
Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularis
Rufous-crowned PriniaPrinia khasiana
Hill PriniaPrinia superciliaris
Grey-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapilla
Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescens
Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
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