Cisticolas & Allies

Himalayan Prinia

Prinia crinigera

The Himalayan Prinia (Prinia crinigera) is a 14 g scrub bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Cisticolas & Allies

Order

Passeriformes

Weight

14 g

Habitat

Shrubland

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

7

Recorded in India, Taiwan, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, China, Myanmar.

Where to see it: Margalla Hills Trail 5 (Pakistan); Yongkhola camp (Bhutan); Mount Victoria (Myanmar); Mt. Phulchowki - Lowest Few Miles of Road (Nepal); Pelela (Bhutan).

Photo: (c) Yves Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY) via iNaturalist