Delicate Prinia
Prinia lepidaBlyth, E, 1844
English (US) Delicate Prinia
The Delicate Prinia (Prinia lepida) 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 lepida
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Delicate Prinia
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1844
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Prinia lepida akyildizi
- Prinia lepida carpenteri
- Prinia lepida lepida
- Prinia lepida stevensi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- P[rinia] lepida
- Described by
- Blyth, E, 1844
- Type locality
- Indus Territories = Scinde (i. e., Sind) fide Whistler and Kinnear, 1933, Journ. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc, 36, p. 579.
- Original description
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 13, pt.1, no.149 p.376-377
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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