Ashy Prinia

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

Sexes alike. Rich, ashy-grey above, with rufous wings and long, whitetipped tail; whitish lores; dull buffy-rufous below. In winter, less ashy, more  rufousbrown; longer tail; whitish chin and throat. Mostly in pairs; common and familiar as Common Tailorbird in some areas; actively moves in undergrowth; often flicks and erects tail; typical jerky flight when flying from bush to bush; noisy and excited when breeding.

Habitat: 
cultivation, edges of forest, scrub, parks, vicinity of habitation
Food: 
insects, flower nectar.
Distribution: 
subcontinent south of Himalayan foothills, up to about 1,400m; absent in W Rajasthan.
Call: 
Call Description: 
nasal pee…pee…pee…; song, a loud and lively jivee…jivee…jivee… or jimmy… jimmy…, rather like Common Tailorbird’s in quality, but easily identifiable once heard.
National Status: