Breeding male © Swapnil Thatte eBird S47577258 Macaulay Library ML 109316271
Female/nonbreeding male © Amarendra Konda
Immature © VIJAY S
Juvenile © Anonymous
Female/nonbreeding male © Prem Prakash Garg
+ 3
Male © Amrish Bidaye
Breeding male © Sivakumar Ramasamy

Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica

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Identification

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Dull brown prinia. Largely devoid of eye-catching field marks: gray-brown above and white below with pale eyebrow. Plain Prinia can be very similar, but Jungle averages larger and more thickset, with a heavier bill and weaker eyebrows. Look for this skulker in dry scrubby tangles, often in areas intermixed with boulders. Forages close to the ground. Song is a rollicking, repetitive “ti’li’lew-ti’li’lew-ti’le’lew.” Also gives various chip notes, as well as a loud chatter when agitated.

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