About Prinia inornata Sykes, 1832
These warblers measure 13–14 cm in total length. They have short, rounded wings, a moderately long tail, strong legs, and a short black bill. Adult breeding plumage is grey-brown on the upperparts, with a short white supercilium and rufous fringes on the closed wings. The underparts are whitish-buff, and males and females have identical plumage. In winter plumage, the upperparts are a warmer brown, the underparts are more buff-colored, and the tail is longer than it is in summer breeding plumage. A number of subspecies of Prinia inornata exist, and they differ from each other in the shade of their plumage. The endemic subspecies found in Sri Lanka keeps its summer breeding plumage, including the shorter summer tail, year-round.
