Himalayan Prinia
A species of True Prinias Scientific name : Prinia crinigera Genus : True Prinias
Himalayan Prinia, A species of True Prinias
Botanical name: Prinia crinigera
Genus: True Prinias
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Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Description
The Himalayan prinia (Prinia crinigera) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It was formerly lumped in with the Chinese prinia (P. striata) as the striated prinia. It is found in the Indian Subcontinent and parts of China, with its range generally following the Himalayas. It is distributed in the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and the Yunnan Province in China. Populations in Myanmar, most of China, and Taiwan are now considered to belong to P. striata following a 2019 study. Both P. crinigera and P. striata are sympatric in the Yunnan Province. There are four known subspecies: P. c. striatula, which is known from the mountains of Afghanistan and west Pakistan; P. c. crinigera, which is distributed from north Pakistan to Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India; P. c. yunnanensis, which is restricted to the northwestern Yunnan Province in China, and P. c. bangsi in the southeastern Yunnan Province. P. c. bangsi was formerly considered a subspecies of Deignan's prinia (formerly the brown prinia) until the 2019 study. 
Size
16 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Himalayan Prinia consumes a diet of invertebrates, particularly insects and larvae. It forages alone or in pairs, typically around ground-level grasses, adeptly navigating dense vegetation. While shy, himalayan Prinia exhibits occasional curiosity and employs a low, erratic flight when disturbed, swiftly returning to cover.
Habitat
Himalayan Prinia typically inhabit open grassy hillsides and mountainsides, along with bushy clearings in coniferous forests. They are often found in environments with scattered shrubs, like Berberis, and favor rocky and grassy ravines. These birds are also commonly seen around rank vegetation near village edges and terraced fields, adapting well to a variety of bushy and grassland areas within the broader Himalayan foothills region.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Photo By Ashwin Viswanathan 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Cisticolas and allies Genus
True Prinias Species
Himalayan Prinia 
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