The delicate prinia (Prinia lepida) is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in southern Asia, from Turkey to North India.
| Delicate prinia | |
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| In Sarıçam, Turkey | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Prinia |
| Species: | P. lepida
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| Binomial name | |
| Prinia lepida Blyth, 1844
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There are 5 subspecies, of which P. g. akyildizi, of southern Turkey is the darkest, brownest, and most heavily streaked above, and has the brightest buff flanks.
Taxonomy
editA study published in 2021[1] concludes that the delicate prinia should be split from the graceful prinia.
- Prinia lepida, delicate prinia, 5 subspecies:
- Prinia lepida akyildizi, S Turkey,
- Prinia lepida irakensis, NE Syria, Iraq, SW Iran,
- Prinia lepida carpenteri, N Oman,
- Prinia lepida lepida, SE Iran, S Afghanistan, Pakistan, N India, C Nepal,
- Prinia lepida stevensi, SE Nepal, NE India, Bangladesh.
The International Ornithological Congress followed this change in an update later that year.[2]
References
edit- ^ Alström et al. Ornithology 138, 1-23, DOI:10.1093/ornitholgy/ukab014
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-18.