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title: "Prinia cendrée"
description: "Prinia socialis — Oiseaux. The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler in the family Cisticolidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/ashy-prinia
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Prinia cendrée

> Prinia socialis — Oiseaux. The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler in the family Cisticolidae.

- Scientific name: *Prinia socialis*
- Category: `birds` (Oiseaux)
- Habitats: `urban` (Villes et jardins), `farm` (Ferme)
- iNaturalist observations: 6360
- Wikidata: [Q1590952](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1590952)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7711](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7711)

## Names

- en: Ashy Prinia
- de: Rostbauchprinie
- es: Prinia Cenicienta
- fr: Prinia cendrée
- nl: Grijze prinia
- pt: Fuinha-cinzenta
- pl: Prinia indyjska

## Countries with the most observations

IN (5031), LK (191), NP (39), PK (14)

## Summary

The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler in the family Cisticolidae. 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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashy_prinia

## Photo

![Prinia cendrée](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ashy-prinia/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/345444770

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ashy-prinia?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).