Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialisSykes, WH, 1832
English (US) Ashy Prinia
The Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis) 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 socialis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ashy Prinia
- Described by
- Sykes, WH, 1832
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Prinia socialis stewarti
- Prinia socialis inglisi
- Prinia socialis socialis
- Prinia socialis brevicauda
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Sykes, WH, 1832
- Type locality
- Dukhun = Deccan, India.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Committee of Science and Correspondence of the Zoological Society of London 2, no.18 p.89
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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