Passeriformes / Cisticolidae / Prinia
Rufescent Prinia
Prinia rufescens · 暗冕山鹪莺
Introduction
A species in the family Cisticolidae found in Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent (mainly northeast), and southern Yunnan. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
Distribution & Habitat
Found in Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and southern Yunnan. Six recognized subspecies: P. r. rufescens occurs in east and northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, south China, and Myanmar; P. r. beavani in southeast Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, and north Vietnam; P. r. peninsularis in south Myanmar and south Thailand; P. r. objurgans in southeast Thailand and Cambodia; P. r. extrema in south Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia; P. r. dalatensis in south Vietnam.
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Taxonomy
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Genus
- Prinia
Vocalizations
Subspecies (6)
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Prinia rufescens beavani
southeastern Myanmar to southwestern Thailand and northern Indochina (Laos and Vietnam)
Data Sources
Species description from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.
Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.
