About Prinia crinigera Hodgson, 1836
Prinia crinigera Hodgson, 1836 has a long, broad tail that is a cold-toned dark color. This species shows significant sexual dimorphism in both size and color, and its appearance changes with the season. During the non-breeding season, both males and females have streaked upperparts, and mottled patterns on the sides of the face and breast. During the breeding season, males have a blackish crown, which is paler around the edges in many individuals. Males have blackish faces, dark mottled sides of the breast, and streaked mantles that are less distinctly streaked than the crown. Males’ bills are blackish. Breeding females are lighter in overall color and have less streaking than breeding males. Females’ bills are pale pinkish, with a darker coloration from the tip down to the lower mandible.
