Listen to the Ashy prinia
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About the Ashy prinia
The Ashy prinia is a bird in the family Cisticolidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 8 g.
What does the Ashy prinia sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as ashy prinia and call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler in the family Cisticolidae. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, ranging across most of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, eastern Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and western Myanmar. It is a common bird in urban gardens and farmlands in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify. The northern populations have a rufous rump and back and have a distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage while other populations lack such variation.
Related birds in the genus Prinia
More from the family Cisticolidae
Zitting cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Common tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Red-faced cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Wailing cisticola
Cisticola lais
Grey-capped warbler
Eminia lepida
Ashy cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Neddicky
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Long-billed forest warbler
Artisornis moreaui
Green-backed camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Red-capped forest warbler
Artisornis metopias
Frequently asked questions
What does an Ashy prinia sound like?
You can hear 3 recordings of the Ashy prinia on this page, including its ashy prinia and call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Ashy prinia endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Ashy prinia as “least concern”.
What family does the Ashy prinia belong to?
The Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Ashy prinia by Akasmita – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis) sound by Shino jacob koottanad – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Call · Springdale lake, Tirupati, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India by K L Vinay – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1590952 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Ashy prinia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Tisha Mukherjee – CC BY-SA 4.0