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Pale prinia

Prinia somalica (Elliot, 1897)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The pale prinia (Prinia somalica) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 7.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the pale prinia

Weight
7.5 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
4src 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 pale prinia live?

Not recorded

What is the pale prinia?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pale prinia (Prinia somalica) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and South Sudan.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

From the Wikipedia article “Pale prinia” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pale_prinia&oldid=1379688580), 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 pale prinia endangered?

The pale 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 pale prinia classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusPrinia
  7. SpeciesPrinia somalica (Elliot, 1897)

Synonyms Burnesia somalica

Other names and names in other languages (27)
  • PAPREnglish
  • prínia pàl·lidaCatalan
  • prinie šedohřbetáCzech
  • prinia gwelwWelsh
  • SavannepriniaDanish
  • SomaliprinieGerman
  • Somalia-PrinieGerman
  • pala prinioEsperanto
  • Prinia somalíSpanish
  • vaaleapriiniaFinnish
  • Prinia pâleFrench
  • istočnoafrička prinijaCroatian
  • Prinia chiaraItalian
  • ハイイロハウチワドリJapanese
  • somalinė prinijaLithuanian
  • Bleke PriniaDutch
  • prinia jasnaPolish
  • prínia-pálidaPortuguese
  • prínia-somaliPortuguese
  • Сомалийская принияRussian
  • prinia svetláSlovak
  • Somalijska prinijaSerbian
  • blek priniaSwedish
  • Somali PrinyasıTurkish
  • принія блідаUkrainian
  • 淡山鹪莺Chinese
  • 淡色鷦鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the pale prinia

Other species in the same genus Prinia.

LC, Least Concern
Ashy prinia (Prinia socialis)

Ashy prinia

Prinia socialis

Cisticolidae

ComparePale prinia vs Plain priniaPale prinia vs Ashy priniaPale prinia vs Yellow-bellied priniaPale prinia vs Graceful prinia

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the pale prinia?

An adult pale prinia weighs 7.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pale prinia endangered?

The pale 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 pale prinia?

The pale prinia (Prinia somalica) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{pale_prinia_2026,
  title = {Pale prinia (Prinia somalica)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-prinia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}