Tawny-flanked Prinia

The tawny-flanked prinia is a small passerine 11–12cm long, with a long, narrow, graduated tail that is often held erect or waved from side to side, and a fairly long slender bill. The upperparts are grey-brown with rufous-brown edges to the flight feathers and a rufous tinge to the rump, and there is a whitish stripe over the eye with dark lores. The tail feathers have a white tip and a dark subterminal band (Wikipedia, general species account).

It feeds on insects and other invertebrates, foraging in small flocks that move through shrubs and undergrowth. The call is short, wheezy and rapidly repeated, and the song a monotonous series of shrill notes. Two to four eggs are laid in a purse-shaped nest. The source does not describe its status in China (Wikipedia, general species account).