Grey-crowned Prinia
A species of True Prinias Scientific name : Prinia cinereocapilla Genus : True Prinias
Grey-crowned Prinia, A species of True Prinias
Botanical name: Prinia cinereocapilla
Genus: True Prinias
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Description
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Description
The grey-crowned prinia (Prinia cinereocapilla) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Bhutan, northern India and Nepal. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and arable land. It is threatened by habitat loss. Grey-crowned prinia is 11 cm long and weight 6–8·5 g. A small, neatly proportioned and relatively short-tailed prinia with small and slim bill. In fresh plumage has rufous forehead. 
Size
11 cm
Feeding Habits
Grey-crowned Prinia primarily consumes insects, foraging both high in trees and near the ground amidst grasses. Although sightings of red pollen on their foreheads hint at nectar feeding, it's more likely from probing flowers for insects. Grey-crowned Prinia often joins mixed-species flocks for foraging.
Habitat
The grey-crowned Prinia typically inhabits the peripheries of sal and mixed forests that are rich in Themeda grass, especially the T. arundinacea species. It is also prevalent in areas with secondary growth near forest clearings, as well as along the ridges of low hills and adjacent to plains.
Dite type
Insectivorous
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Cisticolas and allies Genus
True Prinias Species
Grey-crowned Prinia 
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