| Ashy prinia | |
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| Ashy Prinia calling. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Prinia |
| Species: | P. socialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Prinia socialis Sykes, 1832
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| Distribution of subspecies of Prinia socialis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Burnesia socialis | |
The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler in the family Cisticolidae.[2] This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, ranging across most of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, eastern Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and western Myanmar. It is a common bird in urban gardens and farmlands in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify. The northern populations have a rufous rump and back and have a distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage while other populations lack such variation.
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Prinia socialis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713604A94382336. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713604A94382336.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Alström, Per; Ericson, Per G.P.; Olsson, Urban; Sundberg, Per (Feb 2006). "Phylogeny and classiWcation of the avian superfamily Sylvioidea". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 38 (2): 381–397. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.05.015. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 16054402.