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Hill Prinia Prinia atrogularis |
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Bhutan The Hill Prinia is distributed from the eastern Himalayas to south and east China and southwards through Indochina and the Malaysian Peninsula to Sumatra. |
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It is found on grassy hill
and mountain sides where there is some cover from scrub or
shrubs. It feeds on insects and larvae close to or on the ground
and is very active twitching its very long tail up and down
frequently. It has plumage which varies both between sub-species and between breeding and non-breeding periods. |
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It has a greyish head with a pale supercilium varying in its boldness. Upperparts are olive-grey to brown while below is whitish to brown with varying amounts of black streaking or scales. The bill is a dark horn in colour and slightly decurved while the legs are flesh-coloured. | |||
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There are recordings on xeno-canto and additional information is available via Avibase. | |||
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