Rufous-fronted Prinia

The rufous-fronted prinia is a small stocky bird, generally 12 cm long and 5–6 g, found in India and Pakistan. The upperparts are sandy, the lower parts off-white, the underside of the tail creamy white, the head olive-brown with a pale eyebrow and thin red eye circle, and the bill thin, slightly curved and insectivore-like with reddish-orange eyes (Wikipedia, general species account).

The nest is made of strips of grass woven together, and the female generally lays two to four eggs. It feeds in foliage or on the ground and gives a repetitive song from an exposed perch while wagging its tail. It is mainly resident, with migration limited to local movements in cold weather, and non-breeding birds may form small flocks. SoIB 2023 treats it as endemic to the Indian subcontinent and rates it a Moderate conservation priority, with a Large range of about 316,000 km² and a rapid long-term decline of about 69% (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).