Brown Prinia (Prinia polychroa)
About the Brown Prinia
The brown prinia (Prinia polychroa) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. The Burmese prinia (P. cooki) and the Annam prinia (P. rocki) were formerly lumped with this species. It is found in mainland Southeast Asia, namely in most of Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, as well as on the Indonesian island of Java. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest. Populations in Myanmar, far western Thailand, far western Laos, and southern China are now considered to belong to P. cooki, while populations in the Đà Lạt Plateau of Vietnam and far eastern Cambodia are now considered to belong P. rocki.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 40 recordings for this species: 6 CC BY-NC-SA · 5 CC BY-NC-ND. 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 Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand 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.