The grey-breasted prinia or Franklin's prinia 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Blyth, E 1844
Reference:
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal
13 p.376
Protonym:
Pr[inia] Hodgsonii
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123800#page/566/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
C29B19D700664CEB
Avibase ID:
avibase-C29B19D7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C29B19D7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 562442
Geographic range:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Prinia de Hodgson ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Prinia de Hodgson ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Franklin's Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
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Morony, Bock and Farrand: Gray-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Prinia hodgsonii [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Prinia hodgsonii [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Prinia hodgsonii [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Grey-breasted Prinia ( Prinia hodgsonii) [version 1] |
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Prinia hodgsonii [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Prinia hodgsonii [version 1] |
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