# Ashy Prinia

*Prinia socialis*

During the breeding season, males make a distinct 'snapping' sound with their wings while flying.

- **Taxonomy:** Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Passeriformes › Cisticolidae › Prinia
- **IUCN Red List status:** Least Concern
- **Population trend:** stable
- **Biome:** grassland
- **Habitat:** Scrubland, tall grasslands, reedbeds, and urban gardens.
- **Diet:** Mainly insects like caterpillars and beetles, supplemented by nectar from flowers.
- **Range:** India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan
- **Size:** 13-14 cm long with a long, graduated tail.
- **Lifespan:** 3-5 years
- **Active:** diurnal
- **Threats:** Pesticide use in gardens and loss of native scrub habitat.
- **Safe to approach?:** Entirely harmless to humans. These birds are bold and can be observed from a few meters away in gardens or parks. No special precautions are needed; simply enjoy their active displays and snapping flight sounds.

## About

The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler ( Prinia socialis ) is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian Subcontinent, ranging across most of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and western Myanmar. It is a common bird in urban gardens and farmland in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify. The northern populations have a rufous rump and back and have a...

## Sources

- Plate: https://gaia-dex.com/species/9b0aac38-aca9-4644-aea8-740e835eb52b
- iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7711
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prinia socialis
- Conservation status: IUCN Red List category, as recorded by Gaia-Dex
- Photo: https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/131679137/medium.jpeg (Chayant Gonsalves, CC-BY, via iNaturalist)

Habitat, diet, size and similar notes are AI-written summaries; check them against the linked sources before relying on them.