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Grey breasted Prinia

Prinia hodgsonii

Description:

These 11-to-13-centimetre (4 to 5 in) long warblers have short rounded wings, a longish tail, strong legs and a short black bill. In breeding plumage, adults are grey-brown above, with no supercilium, a black eye stripe and orange eyering. They have a rufous wing panel. Grey-breasted Prinia's underparts are white with a grey breast band. The sexes are identical.

Habitat:

This skulking passerine bird is typically found in open woodland, scrub jungle, and other open areas with some grass. Grey-breasted Prinia builds its nest in tall grass and lays 3–4 eggs

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5 Comments

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

WoW Beautiful!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Fantastic shot.

rutasandinas
rutasandinas 11 years ago

Espectacular gran disparo::

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 11 years ago

beautiful capture!

EmilieChich
EmilieChich 11 years ago

Great shot, wow!

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Dec 13, 2012
Submitted on Dec 14, 2012

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