The bar-winged prinia (''Prinia familiaris'') is a species of
bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweigh ...
in the cisticola family
Cisticolidae
The family Cisticolidae is a group of about 160 warblers, small passerine birds found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They were formerly included within the Old World warbler family Sylviidae.
This family probably originated ...
. The species is sometimes known as the bar-winged wren-warbler.
Description
The bar-winged prinia is a distinctive
prinia
Prinia is a genus of small insectivorous birds belonging to the passerine bird family Cisticolidae. They were at one time classed in the Old World warbler family, Sylviidae.
The prinias are sometimes referred to as wren-warblers. They are a ...
, long and weighing .
[Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). Pp. 433-434 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) '']Handbook of the Birds of the World
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''. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers'' Lynx Edicions, Barcelona
Distribution and habitat
It is
endemic
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to
Indonesia
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, where it occurs on the islands of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
(where it occurs on the east of the island),
Java
Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's List ...
and
Bali
Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...
. It occupies a wide range of habitats, from mangrove forest at sea level to montane forest, and is tolerant of human modified environments such as gardens, parks and plantations. The presence of humans within its range is common and its willingness to adapt to the subsequent modified landscapes means it is not threatened with extinction.
Behaviour
The bar-winged prinia feeds on insects.
References
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bar-winged prinia
The bar-winged prinia (''Prinia familiaris'') is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae. The species is sometimes known as the bar-winged wren-warbler.
Description
The bar-winged prinia is a distinctive prinia, long and weighing ...
Birds of Sumatra
Birds of Java
Birds of Bali
bar-winged prinia
The bar-winged prinia (''Prinia familiaris'') is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae. The species is sometimes known as the bar-winged wren-warbler.
Description
The bar-winged prinia is a distinctive prinia, long and weighing ...
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot