Graceful Prinia
Prinia gracilis(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
English (US) Graceful Prinia
The Graceful Prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Prinia gracilis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Graceful Prinia
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Prinia gracilis natronensis
- Prinia gracilis deltae
- Prinia gracilis gracilis
- Prinia gracilis ashi
- Prinia gracilis yemenensis
- Prinia gracilis hufufae
- Prinia gracilis palaestinae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- S[ylvia] gracilis
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1823)
- Type locality
- Nubia.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss der Doubletten des zoologischen Museums der Königl. Universität zu Berlin nebst Beschreibung vieler bisher unbekannter Arten von Säugethieren, Vögeln, Amphibien und Fischen p.34
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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