Bar-Winged Prinia

Prinia familiaris

Description

Prinia familiaris is a small and slender bird, with a characteristic feature of two white stripes on its wings, and a long tail with white and black tips. Almost all of the upper side of the body is olive-green brown, from the throat, chest, stomach and rump, yellowish. Has a long, pointed beak.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

13 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Cisticolidae

GENUS

:

Prinia

SPECIES

:

Prinia familiaris

Distribution

Prinia familiaris are found in open areas or bush areas in parks, yards, rice fields, secondary forests, to mangroves. In Sumatra it reaches an altitude of 900 m above sea level, while in Java and Bali it is up to an altitude of 1,500 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Endemic species (limited spread) in Sumatra, Java and Bali.

Habits and Lifestyle

Prinia familiaris is very lively and lively because it often chirps, usually seen in small groups, 2 or 3 individuals or more, chasing each other. Foraging above ground to the canopy of trees

Lifestyle

Arboreal

Biome

Open forest, secondary forest, mangrove

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Prinia familiaris is an insectivore whose main diet is small insects and caterpillars.

Diet : Insectivora

Mating Habits

Prinia familiaris build nests in grass or shrubs to a height of about 1.5 m above the ground. Small spherical nests woven from grass and plant fibers. Lay 2-4 pale blue eggs with brown and red patches. In West Java the breeding season is recorded throughout the year with a peak from March to June

Reproduction session : the year

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 – 4 eggs

Population

Population status : Near Threatened (NT)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population threats​

The main threat of this species is poaching for trade

Population number​

The trade in this species has resulted in a decline in its population so that it is evaluated as a “Near Threatened” species on the IUCN red list.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Prinia familiaris on The IUCN Red List site
  3. Perenjak Jawa on Wikipedia article