Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava (Gmelin, JF, 1789)
Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Tawny-flanked Prinia, Prinia subflava, is a passerine found across Africa, where it breeds widely. It is a small bird of the Cisticolidae family and is common in most of sub-Saharan Africa. Its long, narrow tail is often carried upright or flicked from side to side, and the flanks and vent are warm buff. The upperparts are grey-brown, with rufous tones on the flight feathers and rump. A pale line runs above the eye, and the tail shows a white tip with a dark band near the end.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: widespread
