Brown Prinia

Prinia polychroa

Description

Prinia polychroa has a rather large body size of 15 cm. Upper body brown, slightly streaked or mottled. Long tail brown color with a small white tip. White eyebrows are not conspicuous. The lower body is dark yellow, the throat is whiter, the chest is gray, the irises are reddish brown. Upper beak brown, lower pale. White feet.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

3,8 years

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

15 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Cisticolidae

GENUS

:

Prinia

SPECIES

:

Prinia polychroa

Distribution

Prinia polychroa can be found in forests, grasslands, and shrubs. Spread to an altitude of 1,500 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia (Java Island).

Habits and Lifestyle

Prinia polychroa is a shy and hard-to-see bird, living in the dark. These birds live in pairs or family groups.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical and subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Prinia polychroa is a small insectivorous bird.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this bird is February-September. Oval dome-shaped nest made of grass. The eggs are white to slightly pale blue with an orange ring at the base.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is stable, low risk of extinction.

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Brown Prinia Prinia polychroa on The IUCN Redlist
  2. Perenjak Coklat Wikipedia Artikel
  3. Brown Prinia Wikipedia Article