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Graceful prinia

Prinia gracilis (Lichtenstein, 1823)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The graceful prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7.1 g to 7.7 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Graceful prinia (Prinia gracilis)
Photo: Baresi franco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the graceful prinia

Weight
7.1 g – 7.7 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
3.85src 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 graceful prinia live?

Not recorded

What is the graceful prinia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The graceful prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a small warbler (in some older works it is referred to as graceful warbler). This prinia is a resident breeder in northeastern Africa (the Nile valley in particular) and southern Asia, from Egypt and Somalia east to Saudi Arabia, where it is sometimes called streaked wren-warbler.

This active passerine bird is typically found in shrub or tall grass in a variety of habitats with thick undergrowth, tamarisks or similar cover. Graceful prinia builds its nest in a bush or grass and lays 3 to 5 eggs.

These 10–11 cm long warblers have short rounded wings, and a long tapering tail with each feather tipped with black and white. In breeding plumage, adults are grey-brown above, with dark streaking. The underparts are whitish with buff flanks, and the bill is short and black.

The sexes are similar. In winter, adults are brighter sandy brown above with weaker streaking, there is more buff on the sides, and the bill is paler.

There are 7 subspecies.

The long tail is often cocked, and the flight of this species is weak. Like most warblers, the graceful prinia is insectivorous. The call is a rolling trilled breep, and the song is a hard rolling repetition of zerlip.

From the Wikipedia article “Graceful prinia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Graceful_prinia&oldid=1314011845), 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.

Is the graceful prinia endangered?

The graceful 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 graceful prinia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusPrinia
  7. SpeciesPrinia gracilis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Graceful warblerEnglish
  • Graceful warblerEnglish
  • GRPREnglish
  • فصية رشيقةArabic
  • نِمْنِمَةٌ ذَنُوبٌArabic
  • Африканска изящна принияBulgarian
  • prínia gràcilCatalan
  • prinie obecnáCzech
  • prinia gosgeiddigWelsh
  • Yndefuld PriniaDanish
  • StreifenprinieGerman
  • gracila prinioEsperanto
  • Prinia grácilSpanish
  • leet-puhmalindEstonian
  • priiniaFinnish
  • Prinia gracileFrench
  • Ceolaire caoinIrish
  • פשושHebrew
  • dražesna prinijaCroatian
  • karcsú priniaHungarian
  • karcsú príniaHungarian
  • RindilsöngvariIcelandic
  • セスジハウチワドリJapanese
  • grakščioji prinijaLithuanian
  • slaidais ceplīšķauķisLatvian
  • Westelijke Gestreepte PriniaDutch
  • Gestreepte PriniaDutch
  • alvepriniaNorwegian
  • priniaPolish
  • prinia (zwyczajna)Polish
  • Fuinha-elegantePortuguese
  • prínia-elegantePortuguese
  • Изящная принияRussian
  • StáhpepriiniaNorthern Sami
  • prinia tamariškováSlovak
  • prelestna prinijaSlovenian
  • Egipatska prinijaSerbian
  • nilpriniaSwedish
  • streckig priniaSwedish
  • Dik Kuyruklu ÖtleğenTurkish
  • принія афро-азійськаUkrainian
  • 優雅鷦鶯Chinese
  • 优雅山鹪莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the graceful prinia

Other species in the same genus Prinia.

LC, Least Concern
Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)

Ashy prinia

Prinia socialis

Cisticolidae

CompareGraceful prinia vs Plain priniaGraceful prinia vs Ashy priniaGraceful prinia vs Yellow-bellied priniaGraceful prinia vs Grey-breasted prinia

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the graceful prinia?

An adult graceful prinia weighs 7.1 g – 7.7 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the graceful prinia endangered?

The graceful 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 graceful prinia?

The graceful prinia (Prinia gracilis) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{graceful_prinia_2026,
  title = {Graceful prinia (Prinia gracilis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/graceful-prinia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}