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Bar-winged Prinia
Prinia familiaris
Bar-winged Prinia (Prinia familiaris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Bar-winged Prinia (Prinia familiaris) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Close to qualifying for a threatened category in the near future.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Genus Prinia
- Species familiaris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Bar-winged Prinia is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open scrub and shrubland, it uses a wide range of foraging strategies.
Migration
The Bar-winged Prinia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Bar-winged Prinia (Prinia familiaris) is a member of the Cisticolidae family, within the order Passeriformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Sumatra, Java and Bali.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9 g, with a wing length of about 5.4 cm and a tail of around 5.6 cm.
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened. That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 497,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Bar-winged Prinia?
The Bar-winged Prinia is a very small bird that weighs around 9 g.
Where does the Bar-winged Prinia live?
The Bar-winged Prinia is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Sumatra, Java and Bali, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Bar-winged Prinia belong to?
The Bar-winged Prinia (Prinia familiaris) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Bar-winged Prinia eat?
The Bar-winged Prinia is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Bar-winged Prinia migrate?
The Bar-winged Prinia is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Bar-winged Prinia endangered?
The IUCN Red List lists it as Near Threatened That means it is close to qualifying as threatened and is worth keeping a careful eye on.
What sound does the Bar-winged Prinia make?
1 real field recording of the Bar-winged Prinia — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Bar-winged Prinia's range?
The Bar-winged Prinia has a mapped global range of about 497,000 km².
Conservation
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