Rufous-fronted Prinia
Prinia buchanani Blyth, 1844
Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Rufous-fronted Prinia, Prinia buchanani, is a passerine of the Cisticolidae family that breeds in Pakistan and India. It lives in subtropical or tropical dry forest, and also occurs in rocky ground, open dry country with sparse cover, and man-made areas. Its most notable feature is the rufous front on the head. The species was described by Blyth in 1844 from a bird illustrated from Bengal in Buchanan Hamilton’s collection. It is a resident bird, with only local movements in cold weather.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region: Pakistan and India
