River prinia
Prinia fluviatilis Chappuis, 1974
The river prinia (Prinia fluviatilis) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the river prinia
- Weight
- 8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc 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 river prinia live?
Not recorded
What is the river prinia?
The river prinia (Prinia fluviatilis) is a species of bird of the family Cisticolidae. It is found in northwestern Senegal, along the Niger River (near the border between Mali and Niger), in the Lake Chad region and in northwestern Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and swamps.
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Is the river prinia endangered?
The river 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 river prinia classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusPrinia
- SpeciesPrinia fluviatilis Chappuis, 1974
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- RIPREnglish
- prínia de riuCatalan
- Prínia fluvialCatalan
- prinie čadskáCzech
- prinia Llyn TsiadWelsh
- FlodpriniaDanish
- FlussprinieGerman
- Tschad-PrinieGerman
- TschadprinieGerman
- rivera prinioEsperanto
- Prinia fluvialSpanish
- malinpriiniaFinnish
- Prinia aquatiqueFrench
- močvarna prinijaCroatian
- Prinia di fiumeItalian
- カワハウチワドリJapanese
- upinė prinijaLithuanian
- RivierpriniaDutch
- vannpriniaNorwegian
- prinia rzecznaPolish
- prínia-fluvialPortuguese
- prínia-aquáticaPortuguese
- Речная принияRussian
- prinia riečnaSlovak
- Rečna prinijaSerbian
- Batak PrinyasıTurkish
- принія річковаUkrainian
- 河鷦鶯Chinese
- 河山鹪莺Chinese
Relatives of the river prinia
Other species in the same genus Prinia.
Plain prinia
Prinia inornata
Ashy prinia
Prinia socialis
Yellow-bellied prinia
Prinia flaviventris
Graceful prinia
Prinia gracilis
Grey-breasted prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
Brown prinia
Prinia polychroa
CompareRiver prinia vs Plain priniaRiver prinia vs Ashy priniaRiver prinia vs Yellow-bellied priniaRiver prinia vs Graceful prinia
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the river prinia?
An adult river prinia weighs 8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the river prinia endangered?
The river 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 river prinia?
The river prinia (Prinia fluviatilis) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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