Listen to the Jungle prinia
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About the Jungle prinia
The Jungle prinia is a bird in the family Cisticolidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 16 g.
What does the Jungle prinia sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
The recordings here are labelled as jungle prinia. 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 jungle prinia (Prinia sylvatica) is a small passerine bird, a warbler in the family Cisticolidae.
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 a Jungle prinia sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Jungle prinia on this page, including its jungle prinia. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Jungle prinia endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Jungle prinia as “least concern”.
What family does the Jungle prinia belong to?
The Jungle prinia (Prinia sylvatica) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Jungle prinia by Akasmita – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q2226845 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Jungle prinia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Tisha Mukherjee – CC BY-SA 4.0