Rufescent Prinia
Prinia rufescens Blyth, 1847
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Rufescent Prinia, Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
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Open encyclopedia reference
The rufescent prinia (Prinia rufescens) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent (mainly in the northeast) and southern Yunnan.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forest.
Wikipedia contributors, Rufescent prinia; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:39:03.427335+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Prinia rufescens Blyth, 1847
- Name authority
- Blyth, 1847
- Common name
- Rufescent Prinia
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Genus
- Prinia
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae Sundevall, 1872
- genusPrinia Horsfield, 1821
- speciesPrinia rufescens Blyth, 1847
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Prinia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Grey-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapilla Moore, 1854 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Prinia crinigera Hodgson, 1836 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-chested PriniaPrinia flavicans (Vieillot, 1821) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris (Delessert, 1840) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis (Lichtenstein, 1823) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii Blyth, 1844 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Plain PriniaPrinia inornata Sykes, 1832 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Karoo PriniaPrinia maculosa (Boddaert, 1783) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-faced PriniaPrinia melanops (Reichenow & Neumann, 1895) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Tawny-flanked PriniaPrinia subflava (Gmelin, 1789) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica Jerdon, 1840 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sao Tome PriniaPrinia molleri Bocage, 1887 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=562450 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4MDWW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.