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Hill prinia

Prinia superciliaris (Anderson, 1871)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 11.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the hill prinia

Weight
11.8 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
10 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 hill prinia live?

Not recorded

What is the hill prinia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae.

It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It was formerly considered con-specific with the black-throated prinia.

From the Wikipedia article “Hill prinia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hill_prinia&oldid=1315118830), 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 hill prinia endangered?

The hill 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 hill prinia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusPrinia
  7. SpeciesPrinia superciliaris (Anderson, 1871)
Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • Prínia muntanyencaCatalan
  • Hvidbrynet BjergpriniaDanish
  • HügelprinieGerman
  • GrauwangenprinieGerman
  • brova prinioEsperanto
  • Prinia montanaSpanish
  • ValkokulmapriiniaFinnish
  • Prinia à sourcilsFrench
  • Prinia des collinesFrench
  • pjegavoboka prinijaCroatian
  • Perenjak gunungIndonesian
  • マユハウチワドリJapanese
  • WitborstpriniaDutch
  • hvitbrynpriniaNorwegian
  • prinia białobrewaPolish
  • prínia-montesaPortuguese
  • prínia-de-ombros-pintadosPortuguese
  • Светлобровая принияRussian
  • prinia sivolícaSlovak
  • Brdska prinijaSerbian
  • bergpriniaSwedish
  • นกกระจิบหญ้าคิ้วขาวThai
  • Ak Kaşlı PrinyaTurkish
  • принія білоброваUkrainian
  • 山鷦鶯Chinese
  • 黑喉山鷦鶯Chinese
  • 黑喉山鹪莺Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the hill prinia

Other species in the same genus Prinia.

LC, Least Concern
Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)

Ashy prinia

Prinia socialis

Cisticolidae

CompareHill prinia vs Plain priniaHill prinia vs Ashy priniaHill prinia vs Yellow-bellied priniaHill prinia vs Graceful prinia

Common questions

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How big is the hill prinia?

An adult hill prinia weighs 11.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the hill prinia endangered?

The hill 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 hill prinia?

The hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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@misc{hill_prinia_2026,
  title = {Hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/hill-prinia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}