Delicate prinia explained

The delicate prinia (Prinia lepida) is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in southern Asia, from Turkey to North India.

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

A 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

1. Alström et al. Ornithology 138, 1-23, DOI:10.1093/ornitholgy/ukab014
2. Web site: Species Updates – IOC World Bird List. 2021-06-18. en-US.