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Jungle prinia

Prinia sylvatica Jerdon, 1840

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The jungle prinia (Prinia sylvatica) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15.8 g to 16.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the jungle prinia

Weight
16.1 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
3.9src 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 jungle prinia live?

Not recorded

What is the jungle prinia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The jungle prinia (Prinia sylvatica) is a small passerine bird, a warbler in the family Cisticolidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Jungle prinia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jungle_prinia&oldid=1355113127), 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 jungle prinia sound like?

Akasmita · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the jungle prinia endangered?

The jungle 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 jungle prinia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusPrinia
  7. SpeciesPrinia sylvatica Jerdon, 1840
Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • prínia selvàticaCatalan
  • prinie indickáCzech
  • prinia’r ddryswigWelsh
  • DschungelprinieGerman
  • Dschungel-PrinieGerman
  • ĝangala prinioEsperanto
  • Prinia selváticaSpanish
  • viidakkopriiniaFinnish
  • Prinia forestièreFrench
  • velika prinijaCroatian
  • Prinia della giunglaItalian
  • インドハウチワドリJapanese
  • džiunglinė prinijaLithuanian
  • ചെട്ടിക്കുരുവിMalayalam
  • indiapriniaNorwegian
  • prinia dżunglowaPolish
  • prínia-da-selvaPortuguese
  • prínia-florestalPortuguese
  • Джунглевая принияRussian
  • prinia džungľováSlovak
  • Prašumska prinijaSerbian
  • djungelpriniaSwedish
  • காட்டுக் கதிர்க்குருவிTamil
  • Cangıl PrinyasıTurkish
  • принія джунглеваUkrainian
  • 丛林山鹪莺Chinese
  • 林長尾鷦鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the jungle prinia

Other species in the same genus Prinia.

LC, Least Concern
Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)

Ashy prinia

Prinia socialis

Cisticolidae

CompareJungle prinia vs Plain priniaJungle prinia vs Ashy priniaJungle prinia vs Yellow-bellied priniaJungle prinia vs Graceful prinia

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the jungle prinia?

An adult jungle prinia weighs 16.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the jungle prinia endangered?

The jungle 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 jungle prinia?

The jungle prinia (Prinia sylvatica) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{jungle_prinia_2026,
  title = {Jungle prinia (Prinia sylvatica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/jungle-prinia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}