Bar-winged prinia
Prinia familiaris Horsfield, 1821
The bar-winged prinia (Prinia familiaris) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.
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Quick facts about the bar-winged prinia
- Weight
- 9 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.8src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the bar-winged prinia live?
Not recorded
What is the bar-winged prinia?
The bar-winged prinia (Prinia familiaris) is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae. The species is sometimes known as the bar-winged wren-warbler.
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Is the bar-winged prinia endangered?
The bar-winged prinia is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species.
How is the bar-winged prinia classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusPrinia
- SpeciesPrinia familiaris Horsfield, 1821
Synonyms Malurus raalteri
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- prínia alabarradaCatalan
- prinie pruhokřídláCzech
- prinia’r gerddiWelsh
- Båndvinget PriniaDanish
- SundaprinieGerman
- Sunda-PrinieGerman
- striflugila prinioEsperanto
- Prinia alibarradaSpanish
- sundanpriiniaFinnish
- Prinia bifasciéeFrench
- prugastokrila prinijaCroatian
- Perenjak jawaIndonesian
- Prinia alibarrateItalian
- フタスジハウチワドリJapanese
- アオハウチワドリJapanese
- dryžasparnė prinijaLithuanian
- Javaanse PriniaDutch
- båndvingepriniaNorwegian
- prinia paskoskrzydłaPolish
- prínia-bilistadaPortuguese
- prínia-d'asa-listadaPortuguese
- Полосатокрылая принияRussian
- prinia hnedáSlovak
- Dvopruga prinijaSerbian
- bandvingad priniaSwedish
- Bar Kanatlı PrinyaTurkish
- принія смугастокрилаUkrainian
- 斑翅鷦鶯Chinese
- 斑翅山鹪莺Chinese
Relatives of the bar-winged prinia
Other species in the same genus Prinia.
Plain prinia
Prinia inornata
Ashy prinia
Prinia socialis
Yellow-bellied prinia
Prinia flaviventris
Graceful prinia
Prinia gracilis
Grey-breasted prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
Brown prinia
Prinia polychroa
CompareBar-winged prinia vs Plain priniaBar-winged prinia vs Ashy priniaBar-winged prinia vs Yellow-bellied priniaBar-winged prinia vs Graceful prinia
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the bar-winged prinia?
An adult bar-winged prinia weighs 9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the bar-winged prinia endangered?
The bar-winged prinia is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.
What kind of animal is the bar-winged prinia?
The bar-winged prinia (Prinia familiaris) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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