Tawny Flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava

Description

Prinia subflava is a slender and active bird, about 10-13 cm long. The upper body is gray-brown with reddish-brown and reddish-brown edges on the rump. Throat and chest whitish. White line above the eye. Long tail, with white tail feathers. The beak is quite long and slender.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

3,8 years

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

10-13 cm

Ca

Carnivore

So

Solitary

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Passeriformes

FAMILY

:

Cisticolidae

GENUS

:

Prinia

SPECIES

:

Prinia subflava

Distribution

Prinia subflava is found in forests, savannas, scrublands, grasslands, and wetlands.

Geography

Continent : Africa

Country : Angola, Cameroon, Nigeria, Sudan, South Sudan, Burkina Faso, Congo, Kenya, Botswana, Ethiopia, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Guinea, Somalia, Senegal, Uganda, Togo, South Africa.

Habits and Lifestyle

Prinia subflava lives and forages in small flocks that move through bushes and undergrowth.

Lifestyle

Solitary

Biome

–

Climate Zone

Tropical or subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Prinia subflava is a bird that eats insects such as beetles, flies, and caterpillars.

Diet : Carnivore

Mating Habits

The breeding season for this bird is almost all year round, peaking from November to March. The number of eggs in the nest 2-4 grains with brown or purple spots. The incubation period is 13-14 days.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : 13-14 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2-4 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

Population number​

This bird population is stable with a low risk of extinction.

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Reference

  1. Tawny Flanked Prinia Prinia subflava on The IUCN Redlist
  2. Tawny Flanked Prinia Wikipedia Article
  3. Prinia subflava (Tawny Flanked Prinia) on Biodiversity Explorer Article