Rufescent prinia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Prinia |
| Species: | P. rufescens
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| Prinia rufescens Blyth, 1847
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The rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent (mainly in the northeast) and southern Yunnan. Its natural
subtropical or tropical dry forest
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Subspecies
There are currently six recognised subspecies.[2]
- P. r. rufescens, the nominate subspecies, which occurs in east and northeast India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, south China and Myanmar.
- P. r. beavani, which occurs in southeast Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and north Vietnam.
- P. r. peninsularis, which occurs in south Myanmar and south Thailand.
- P. r. objurgans, which occurs in southeast Thailand and Cambodia.
- P. r. extrema, which occurs in south Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
- P. r. dalatensis, which occurs in south Vietnam and can be distinguished by the lack of a white loral stripe.[3]
References
- . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Rufescent Prinia". Birds of the World. The Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ISSN 0029-5035.
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