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Ashy prinia

Prinia socialis Sykes, 1832

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The ashy prinia (Prinia socialis) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)
Photo: Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the ashy prinia

Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
12 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ashy prinia live?

Not recorded

What is the ashy prinia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler in the family Cisticolidae. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, ranging across most of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, eastern Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and western Myanmar. It is a common bird in urban gardens and farmlands 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 distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage while other populations lack such variation.

From the Wikipedia article “Ashy prinia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ashy_prinia&oldid=1380730887), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

What does the ashy prinia sound like?

Akasmita · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the ashy prinia endangered?

The ashy prinia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the ashy prinia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusPrinia
  7. SpeciesPrinia socialis Sykes, 1832
Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • কালচে প্রিনাBangla
  • prínia d'antifaçCatalan
  • prinie okrovobřicháCzech
  • prinia llwydWelsh
  • AskepriniaDanish
  • RostbauchprinieGerman
  • cindra prinioEsperanto
  • Prinia cenicientaSpanish
  • sinipriiniaFinnish
  • Prinia cendréeFrench
  • bjelogrla prinijaCroatian
  • Prinia cenerinaItalian
  • シロハラハウチワドリJapanese
  • ಟುವ್ವಿಹಕ್ಕಿKannada
  • rusvapilvė prinijaLithuanian
  • കതിർവാലൻകുരുവിMalayalam
  • राखी वटवट्याMarathi
  • Grijze PriniaDutch
  • prinia indyjskaPolish
  • fuinha-cinzentaPortuguese
  • prínia-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Рыжебрюхая принияRussian
  • prinia popolaváSlovak
  • пепељаста принијаSerbian
  • Pepeljasta prinijaSerbian
  • askpriniaSwedish
  • சாம்பல் கதிர்க்குருவிTamil
  • Kül Rengi PrinyaTurkish
  • принія рудочереваUkrainian
  • 灰山鷦鶯Chinese
  • 灰山鹪莺Chinese
  • 灰長尾鷦鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the ashy prinia

Other species in the same genus Prinia.

CompareAshy prinia vs Plain priniaAshy prinia vs Yellow-bellied priniaAshy prinia vs Graceful priniaAshy prinia vs Grey-breasted prinia

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the ashy prinia?

An adult ashy prinia weighs 8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the ashy prinia endangered?

The ashy prinia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the ashy prinia?

The ashy prinia (Prinia socialis) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-prinia

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BibTeX
@misc{ashy_prinia_2026,
  title = {Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ashy-prinia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}