Brown Prinia
Prinia polychroa(Temminck, CJ, 1828)
English (US) Brown Prinia
The Brown Prinia (Prinia polychroa) 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 polychroa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Brown Prinia
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1828)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Prinia polychroa polychroa
- Prinia polychroa deignani
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Malurus polychrous
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1828)
- Type locality
- Java.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.78, vol.3 pl.466 fig.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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