Hill prinia

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Hill prinia
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Photograph taken in Thailand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Prinia
Species:
P. superciliaris
Binomial name
Prinia superciliaris
(Anderson, 1871)

The hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae.

It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It was formerly considered con-specific with the black-throated prinia.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Prinia superciliaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T103776986A104315388. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103776986A104315388.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.