Ashy Prinia

Ashy Prinia belongs to the class of warblers. I have seen this bird near our farms and tunga channels, flitting to and fro. If you observe closely, you can see that the eye of this bird has a reddish-brown colour. Along with its ashy back, you can also observe the cream-coloured underbelly.

It appeared to be quite shy of humans to me when I first saw this bird, but wikipedia mentions that it is quite often found in urban areas and urban gardens. But unfortunately I have not seen this bird near any of the houses in Shimoga.

It feeds off insects.

Scientific name for this bird is Prinia socialis.