| Striped prinia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Prinia |
| Species: | P. striata |
| Binomial name | |
| Prinia striata Swinhoe, 1859 | |
The striped prinia (Prinia striata) or Swinhoe's prinia is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It was formerly lumped with the Himalayan prinia (P. crinigera) as the striated prinia, but was split from it following a study published in 2019. [1] [2] [3]
It is distributed throughout mainland China and Taiwan. It is sympatric with P. crinigera in the Yunnan Province of China. [1] [2]
There are three known subspecies: P. s. catharia which ranges from northeast India through Myanmar to south-central China. P. s. parumstriata, which is distributed throughout southeast and central China, and P. s. striata, which is restricted to Taiwan. [1] [2]