Jungle Prinia
Prinia sylvaticaJerdon, TC, 1840
English (US) Jungle Prinia
The Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica) 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 sylvatica
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Jungle Prinia
- Described by
- Jerdon, TC, 1840
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Prinia sylvatica insignis
- Prinia sylvatica gangetica
- Prinia sylvatica mahendrae
- Prinia sylvatica sylvatica
- Prinia sylvatica valida
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Jerdon, TC, 1840
- Type locality
- Segoor Pass of the Neilgherries (= Nilgiris).
- Original description
- Madras Journal of Literature and Science 11, no.26 p.4
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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