Wildlifeof India
Delicate Prinia
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Prinia lepida
Basic stats
Diet
Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
Habitat
Grassland
Range
Resident breeder in southern Asia from Turkey to north India; lepida from south-east Iran, south Afghanistan, Pakistan, north India and central Nepal; stevensi in south-east Nepal, north-east India and Bangladesh
The delicate prinia is a small warbler, a resident breeder in southern Asia from Turkey to north India. Five subspecies are recognised, of which akyildizi of southern Turkey is the darkest, brownest and most heavily streaked above, with the brightest buff flanks; irakensis is in north-east Syria, Iraq and south-west Iran, lepida in south-east Iran, south Afghanistan, Pakistan, north India and central Nepal, and stevensi in south-east Nepal, north-east India and Bangladesh (Wikipedia, general species account).
The cached account gives no measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a resident of grassland that eats invertebrates, with a Moderate range of about 223,000 km² and stable current trend (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).
Quick answers
- What does the Delicate Prinia eat?
- Invertebrates (SoIB guild)
- What habitat does the Delicate Prinia live in?
- Grassland
- Where is the Delicate Prinia found?
- Resident breeder in southern Asia from Turkey to north India; lepida from south-east Iran, south Afghanistan, Pakistan, north India and central Nepal; stevensi in south-east Nepal, north-east India and Bangladesh