Plain prinia
Prinia inornata Sykes, 1832
The plain prinia (Prinia inornata) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7 g to 8.93 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the plain prinia
- Weight
- 7 g – 8.93 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 11.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 3.85 – 4.2src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 3src for Litters or clutches a year
- 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 plain prinia live?
Not recorded
What is the plain prinia?
The plain prinia (Prinia inornata), also known as the plain wren-warbler or white-browed wren-warbler, is a small cisticolid warbler found in Southeast Asia. It is a resident breeder from Pakistan and India to south China and southeast Asia. It was formerly included in the tawny-flanked prinia (Prinia subflava), resident in Africa south of the Sahara. The two are now usually considered to be separate species.
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Is the plain prinia endangered?
The plain prinia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.
How is the plain prinia classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusPrinia
- SpeciesPrinia inornata Sykes, 1832
Synonyms Prinia subflava inornata
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- prínia senzillaCatalan
- prinie mokřadníCzech
- OrientpriniaDanish
- SchlichtprinieGerman
- BraunkopfprinieGerman
- RahmbrustprinieGerman
- senornama prinioEsperanto
- Prinia sencillaSpanish
- intiantuhkapriiniaFinnish
- Prinia simpleFrench
- Ceolaire pléineáilteIrish
- mala prinijaCroatian
- Perenjak padiIndonesian
- Prinia disadornaItalian
- マミハウチワドリJapanese
- アジアマミハウチワドリJapanese
- 순색프리니아Korean
- paprastoji prinijaLithuanian
- pelēkais ceplīšķauķisLatvian
- വയൽക്കുരുവിMalayalam
- साधा वटवट्याMarathi
- WitteugelpriniaDutch
- prinia płowaPolish
- prínia-simplesPortuguese
- Буроголовая принияRussian
- prinia plaváSlovak
- обична приниаSerbian
- Jednobojna prinijaSerbian
- கதிர்க்குருவிTamil
- นกกระจิบหญ้าสีเรียบThai
- Akça PrinyaTurkish
- принія вохристобокаUkrainian
- 純色鷦鶯Chinese
- 纯色山鹪莺Chinese
- 褐頭鷦鶯Chinese
Relatives of the plain prinia
Other species in the same genus Prinia.
Ashy prinia
Prinia socialis
Yellow-bellied prinia
Prinia flaviventris
Graceful prinia
Prinia gracilis
Grey-breasted prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
Brown prinia
Prinia polychroa
Himalayan prinia
Prinia crinigera
ComparePlain prinia vs Ashy priniaPlain prinia vs Yellow-bellied priniaPlain prinia vs Graceful priniaPlain prinia vs Grey-breasted prinia
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the plain prinia?
An adult plain prinia weighs 7 g – 8.93 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the plain prinia endangered?
The plain 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 plain prinia?
The plain prinia (Prinia inornata) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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