genus
Prinia
Prinia is a genus in the family Cisticolidae. This database currently files 23 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 23
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 26%
- Weight range
- 6.4 g – 16.1 g
Best-known members of Prinia
Ranked by popularity score.
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
Himalayan prinia
Prinia crinigera
Jungle prinia
Prinia sylvatica
How threatened is Prinia?
22 of 23 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 5% |
| NTNear Threatened | 1 | 5% |
| LCLeast Concern | 20 | 91% |
All species in Prinia
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plain prinia | Prinia inornata | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 7 g | Not recorded |
| Ashy prinia | Prinia socialis | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8 g | Not recorded |
| Yellow-bellied prinia | Prinia flaviventris | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 7 g | Not recorded |
| Graceful prinia | Prinia gracilis | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 7.1 g | Not recorded |
| Grey-breasted prinia | Prinia hodgsonii | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 6.4 g | Not recorded |
| Brown prinia | Prinia polychroa | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 11 g | Not recorded |
| Himalayan prinia | Prinia crinigera | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.7 g | Not recorded |
| Jungle prinia | Prinia sylvatica | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 16.1 g | Not recorded |
| Black-throated prinia | Prinia atrogularis | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 11.8 g | Not recorded |
| Rufescent prinia | Prinia rufescens | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 6.48 g | Not recorded |
| Tawny-flanked prinia | Prinia subflava | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8.64 g | Not recorded |
| Rufous-fronted prinia | Prinia buchanani | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 6.7 g | Not recorded |
| Grey-crowned prinia | Prinia cinereocapilla | Cisticolidae | Vulnerable | 7.3 g | Not recorded |
| Bar-winged prinia | Prinia familiaris | Cisticolidae | Near Threatened | 9 g | Not recorded |
| River prinia | Prinia fluviatilis | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8 g | Not recorded |
| Black-chested prinia | Prinia flavicans | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8.73 g | Not recorded |
| Banded prinia | Prinia bairdii | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.4 g | Not recorded |
| Karoo prinia | Prinia maculosa | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 9 g | Not recorded |
| Hill prinia | Prinia superciliaris | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 11.8 g | Not recorded |
| São Tomé prinia | Prinia molleri | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8.8 g | Not recorded |
| Drakensberg prinia | Prinia hypoxantha | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 10.5 g | Not recorded |
| Pale prinia | Prinia somalica | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 7.5 g | Not recorded |
| Black-faced prinia | Prinia melanops | Cisticolidae | Not recorded | 13 g | Not recorded |