Delicate Prinia (Prinia lepida)

About the Delicate Prinia
The delicate prinia (Prinia lepida) is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in southern Asia, from Turkey to North India. There are 5 subspecies, of which P. g. akyildizi, of southern Turkey is the darkest, brownest, and most heavily streaked above, and has the brightest buff flanks. A study published in 2021 concludes that the delicate prinia should be split from the graceful prinia. Prinia lepida, delicate prinia, 5 subspecies: Prinia lepida akyildizi, S Turkey, Prinia lepida irakensis, NE Syria, Iraq, SW Iran, Prinia lepida carpenteri, N Oman, Prinia lepida lepida, SE Iran, S Afghanistan, Pakistan, N India, C Nepal, Prinia lepida stevensi, SE Nepal, NE India, Bangladesh. The International Ornithological Congress followed this change in an update later that year.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 184 recordings for this species: 12 CC BY-NC-ND · 5 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in India, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialisrecording
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsoniirecording
- Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticarecording
- Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchananirecording
- Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflavarecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.