Delicate Prinia
Prinia lepida Blyth, 1844
Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Delicate Prinia, Prinia lepida, is a passerine of the Cisticolidae family found in southern Turkey and northern Syria east to South Asia, with also recorded breeding in the UAE and northern Oman. It was described by Blyth in 1844. A resident breeder across this broad range, it has five recognised subspecies. The southern Turkish form, P. g. akyildizi, is noted as the darkest and brownest, with the heaviest streaking above and the brightest buff on the flanks.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
- Breeding range
- Palearctic, Oriental Region: s Turkey and n Syria east to South Asia. Also UAE and n Oman
