Wildlifeof China
Black-throated Prinia
Warblers & Cisticolas
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Prinia atrogularis
Basic stats
Diet
Insects; diet not described in detail
Range
Eastern Himalayas from eastern Nepal through northern India, Bhutan and south-western China
Clutch size
3–5 greenish eggs with red splotches
Incubation period
About 10 days
Size
12–17cm, tail up to 10cm
Weight
8–16g
The black-throated prinia is a large prinia, 12–17cm long and 8–16g, with an extremely long tail making up to 10cm of its length. Males and females look alike, though males are slightly larger with a comparatively longer tail. The throat is white in the non-breeding season but black, breaking up into black splotches on the breast, in the breeding season. It is very active, foraging while continuously moving its long tail (Wikipedia, general species account).
It is found in the eastern Himalayas from eastern Nepal through northern India, Bhutan and south-western China. Three to five greenish eggs with red splotches are laid and incubated for ten days. It was considered the same species as the hill prinia and the rufous-crowned prinia, but is now treated as separate on the basis of morphology, song and genetic studies (Wikipedia, general species account).
Quick answers
- What does the Black-throated Prinia eat?
- Insects; diet not described in detail
- Where is the Black-throated Prinia found?
- Eastern Himalayas from eastern Nepal through northern India, Bhutan and south-western China
- How many eggs does the Black-throated Prinia lay?
- 3–5 greenish eggs with red splotches
- How long are the eggs of the Black-throated Prinia incubated?
- About 10 days
- How big is the Black-throated Prinia?
- 12–17cm, tail up to 10cm
- How much does the Black-throated Prinia weigh?
- 8–16g