Which prinia?

[Sourav Guha]

HI All,

 

Picture of this prinia is taken in  Central Park, Salt Lake, Kolkata, India.

Here is the link of the image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/oum/4072257187/

 

Sorry for giving the link, as this image is not taken by me.

This image has been taken by Krisnendu Sar this year 29th Oct.

 

The cofusion regarding the image is, Krisnendu has identified this bird as Rufous-fronted but the identification is not conclusive.I took this in discussion because ,it could have been a very important record for calcutta,if the bird is indeed a 'Rufous-fronted prinia'. According to list available in kolkata-bird website  (http://www.kolkatabirds.com/kolkatacity.htm) ,this species is yet to record in this region.

 

Will you please take the trouble to visit this link once and help in identify the bird?

 

Here is Krinendu's observation from location

"I have consulted the book - 'A Field Guide to Birds of India' by Krys Kazmierczak. According to that book the photograph does not resemble Rufous-fronted Prinia only on one count - the tail tips are not whitish. All the other aspects tally. On the other hand this bird does not match Plain Prinia on a number of counts - (i) This bird was not waving its tail at all, while a Plain Prinia waves it constantly; (ii) The dark streak present in the supercilium of a Plain Prinia is prominently absent here. It is true that Rufous-fronted Prinia are found in isolated pockets in this region and are much more infrequent than Plain Prinia."

 

Regards

Sourav

 

 

 

 

 

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Sourav Guha
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"We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children"

[Sumit]

This is a Plain Prinia. The Rufous-fronted is a dry area scrub bird and has diagnostic large white tail tips and a rufous crown.

Regards,

Sumit

2009/11/6 Sourav Guha <souravk...@gmail.com>

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Sumit K Sen
Kolkata, India
www.kolkatabirds.com