Graceful Prinia

Latin Name: 
Prinia gracilis
Category: 
Size: 
13cm
Description: 

Sexes alike. Dull grey-brown above, streaked darker; very pale around eyes; long, graduated tail, faintly crossbarred, tipped white; whitish underbody, buffy on belly. Plumage more rufous in winter. Small parties move in low growth; usually does not associate with other birds; restless, flicks wings and tail often;  occasionally hunts like flycatcher.

Habitat: 
Scrub, grass, canal banks, semi-desert.
Distribution: 
NW Himalayan foothills, terai, south to Gujarat, across Gangetic plain.
Call: 
Call Description: 
Longish warble when breeding; wing-snapping and jumping display of male; szeep…szip… call note.
National Status: