Gray-breasted prinia (Prinia hodgsonii)

Gray breasted prinia. 2024-02-19 07.29.40 Laos
Classification: Genus Prinia; Family Cisticolidae
General: The grey-breasted prinia or Franklin's prinia (Prinia hodgsonii) is a wren-warbler belonging to the family of small passerine birds found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka and southeast Asia. Like other prinias, it often holds the tail upright but it is easily told by a smoky grey band across the breast which contrasts with a white throat. The beak is all black while the legs are pink. The tail is graduated as in other prinias and the grey feathers are tipped in white. In the breeding plumage the upperparts are grey while non-breeding birds are pale above with rufous wings and a weak supercilium. It is found in scrub, forest clearings and other open but well vegetated habitats. It can be confused with the rufescent prinia. [more]

Song: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording
Song attributes: Frequency:
♫ XC541994 - Grey-breasted Prinia - Prinia hodgsonii erro - call, song - Vientiane prefecture, Laos. Source: XENOCANTO XC541994 - Grey-breasted Prinia - Prinia hodgsonii erro - call, song - Vientiane prefecture, Laos.mp3 Laos (song)

Call: Automatically generated from Xeno-Canto recording

♫ XC547181 - Grey-breasted Prinia - Prinia hodgsonii erro. Source: XENOCANTO XC547181 - Grey-breasted Prinia - Prinia hodgsonii erro.mp3 (song?)


First documented observation : 2024-02-19 in Laos.