Delicate prinia
The delicate prinia is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in southern Asia, from Turkey to North India.
There are 5 subspecies, of which P. g. akyildizi, of southern Turkey is the darkest, brownest, and most heavily streaked above, and has the brightest buff flanks.
Taxonomy
A study published in 2021 concludes that the delicate prinia should be split from the graceful prinia.Prinia lepida, delicate prinia, 5 subspecies:- * Prinia lepida akyildizi, S Turkey,
- * Prinia lepida irakensis, NE Syria, Iraq, SW Iran,
- * Prinia lepida carpenteri, N Oman,
- * Prinia lepida lepida, SE Iran, S Afghanistan, Pakistan, N India, C Nepal,
- * Prinia lepida stevensi, SE Nepal, NE India, Bangladesh.