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Himalayan prinia

Prinia crinigera Hodgson, 1836

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The himalayan prinia (Prinia crinigera) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13 g to 16 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the himalayan prinia

Weight
13 g – 16 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
10.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the himalayan prinia live?

Not recorded

What is the himalayan prinia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Himalayan prinia (Prinia crinigera) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It was formerly lumped in with the striped prinia (P. striata) as the striated prinia.

It is found in the Indian subcontinent and parts of China, with its range generally following the Himalayas. It is distributed in the countries of Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal, and the Yunnan Province in China. Populations in Myanmar, most of China, and Taiwan are now considered to belong to P. striata following a 2019 study. Both P. crinigera and P. striata are sympatric in the Yunnan Province.

There are four known subspecies: P. c. striatula, which is known from the mountains of Afghanistan and west Pakistan (the palest subspecies); P. c. crinigera, which is distributed from north Pakistan to Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India; P. c. yunnanensis, which is restricted to the northwestern Yunnan Province in China, and P. c. bangsi in the southeastern Yunnan Province. P. c. bangsi was formerly considered a subspecies of Deignan's prinia (formerly the brown prinia) until the 2019 study.

From the Wikipedia article “Himalayan prinia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Himalayan_prinia&oldid=1322141080), 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 himalayan prinia endangered?

The himalayan 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 himalayan prinia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusPrinia
  7. SpeciesPrinia crinigera Hodgson, 1836

Synonyms Prinia criniger, Prinia criniger criniger, Suya criniger

Other names and names in other languages (39)
  • Himalayian priniaEnglish
  • Striated priniaEnglish
  • Striated priniaEnglish
  • Striated priniaEnglish
  • prínia estriadaCatalan
  • prinie asijskáCzech
  • Stribet PriniaDanish
  • BergprinieGerman
  • MalaienprinieGerman
  • himalaja prinioEsperanto
  • Prinia EstriadaSpanish
  • Prinia del HimalayaSpanish
  • viirupriiniaFinnish
  • himalajanpriiniaFinnish
  • Prinia crinigèreFrench
  • Ceolaire stríocach na síneIrish
  • gorska prinijaCroatian
  • Prinia striataItalian
  • ハウチワドリJapanese
  • ヒマラヤハウチワドリJapanese
  • kalninė prinijaLithuanian
  • kalnu ceplīšķauķisLatvian
  • सुया घाँसेफिस्टोNepali
  • BergpriniaDutch
  • smusspriniaNorwegian
  • prinia brązowaPolish
  • prínia-estriadaPortuguese
  • prínia-do-himalaiaPortuguese
  • prínia-dos-himalaiasPortuguese
  • Горная принияRussian
  • prinia fŕkanáSlovak
  • Himalajska prinijaSerbian
  • himalayapriniaSwedish
  • strimmig priniaSwedish
  • Himalaya Çizgili PrinyasıTurkish
  • принія гірськаUkrainian
  • 山鹪莺Chinese
  • 喜山山鹪莺Chinese
  • 斑紋鷦鶯〔山鷦鶯〕Chinese

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Relatives of the himalayan prinia

Other species in the same genus Prinia.

LC, Least Concern
Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)

Ashy prinia

Prinia socialis

Cisticolidae

CompareHimalayan prinia vs Plain priniaHimalayan prinia vs Ashy priniaHimalayan prinia vs Yellow-bellied priniaHimalayan prinia vs Graceful prinia

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the himalayan prinia?

An adult himalayan prinia weighs 13 g – 16 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the himalayan prinia endangered?

The himalayan 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 himalayan prinia?

The himalayan prinia (Prinia crinigera) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{himalayan_prinia_2026,
  title = {Himalayan prinia (Prinia crinigera)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/himalayan-prinia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}