Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Scientific name definitions

P. s. insignis (Hume, 1872)

Gujarat (including Kutch and Kathiawar), and Western Rajasthan, India

Paler and grayer than nominate, with more white in tail in breeding plumage (1 Ali, S., and S. D. Ripley (1973). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. Volume 8. Warblers to Redstarts. Oxford University Press, Bombay, India. Close , 2 Rasmussen, P. C., and J. C. Anderton (2012). Birds of South Asia: the Ripley Guide. Volumes 1 and 2. 2nd edition. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA. Close ). Bill is broadly similar to nominate, with bill black on the upper mandible, pinkish on the lower mandible. Iris is light/pale brown.

P. s. gangetica (Blyth, 1867)

Occurs in the Northern Indian Subcontinent from Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), and Punjab eastward through northern Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and northern Bengal, India. Also occurs in the far western terai of Nepal and northwestern Bangladesh (1 Ali, S., and S. D. Ripley (1973). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. Volume 8. Warblers to Redstarts. Oxford University Press, Bombay, India. Close ), although no recent records.

Darker and browner than insignis (1 Ali, S., and S. D. Ripley (1973). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. Volume 8. Warblers to Redstarts. Oxford University Press, Bombay, India. Close ).

P. s. mahendrae Koelz, 1939

Mahendra Giri (Odisha), in eastern India.

Dark cinnamon above, very gray below, with finely spotted cheek and grayish supercilium in the non breeding season (1 Ali, S., and S. D. Ripley (1973). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. Volume 8. Warblers to Redstarts. Oxford University Press, Bombay, India. Close ).

P. s. sylvatica Jerdon, 1840

Peninsular India from Maharashtra and northern Madhya Pradesh (where it intergrades with gangetica) south to Kanyakumari.

See Plumages.

P. s. valida (Blyth, 1851)

All zones of Sri Lanka up to 1,800 m(1 Ali, S., and S. D. Ripley (1973). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. Volume 8. Warblers to Redstarts. Oxford University Press, Bombay, India. Close ).

Breeding and non-breeding plumages alike, is darker above than nominate, with no hint of super­cilium, and has longer and stronger bill (1 Ali, S., and S. D. Ripley (1973). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. Volume 8. Warblers to Redstarts. Oxford University Press, Bombay, India. Close , 2 Rasmussen, P. C., and J. C. Anderton (2012). Birds of South Asia: the Ripley Guide. Volumes 1 and 2. 2nd edition. National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C., USA. Close ). Bill and mouth are similar to nominate, but lower mandible is grayish (1 Ali, S., and S. D. Ripley (1973). Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. Volume 8. Warblers to Redstarts. Oxford University Press, Bombay, India. Close ). Iris is light/pale brown.