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Characteristics and Classification of Birds and Rice

Characteristic features

Has a rather large body size (15 cm) with a brownish color. Has a long tail, whitish eyebrows. The upper body part is gloomy grayish brown, while the lower side of the body is dark yellow to rusty red. The back color is paler and more uniform than the brown liner. Iris is light brown, the upper half is brown, the lower half is pale pinkish, the legs have a yellowish color.

Ornithology

Behavior

Often found in areas with long grass, brackish grass, reeds, ponds, rice fields, and corn gardens. This bird has a proud, active nature in small groups. Continually active voices from trees, grass stems, or when flying.

Sound

Shrill voice "ci-cirrr-ruwiit" loud, "cirrrlet" or "ciw-ciw"

Spread

India, China, Southeast Asia. Generally in Java to a height of 1,500 m.

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Prinia
Species: Prinia inornata

Subspecies


  1. Prinia inornata blanfordi
  2. Prinia inornata blythi
  3. Prinia inornata extensicauda
  4. Prinia inornata flavirostris
  5. Prinia inornata franklinii
  6. Prinia inornata fusca
  7. Prinia inornata herberti
  8. Prinia inornata inornata
  9. Prinia inornata insularis
  10. Prinia inornata terricolor

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