Listen to the Rufous-fronted prinia
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About the Rufous-fronted prinia
The Rufous-fronted prinia is a bird in the family Cisticolidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 7 g.
What does the Rufous-fronted 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 song. 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 rufous-fronted prinia (Prinia buchanani) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in India and Pakistan.
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 Rufous-fronted prinia sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Rufous-fronted prinia on this page, including its song. 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 Rufous-fronted prinia endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Rufous-fronted prinia as “least concern”.
What family does the Rufous-fronted prinia belong to?
The Rufous-fronted prinia (Prinia buchanani) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Song · Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve, Tumkur, Karnataka, India by Mike Prince – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q3726395 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Rufous-fronted prinia – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Koshy Koshy from Faridabad, Haryana, India – CC BY 2.0