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Yellow-Bellied Prinia


Yellow-Bellied Prinia
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Copyright: Ang Hwee Yong (Meerkat) Silver Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 17 W: 0 N: 617] (3241)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-07-10
Categories: Birds
Camera: Nikon D300, Tamron SP AF200-500mm f5-6.3 Di LD
Exposure: f/8, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-09-18 2:04
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Yellow-Bellied Prinia
Size : 13 cm

Description:
Distinguished from other prinias by it's bright yellow lower belly.

Voice:
A short, bubbling song, often sung from an exposed perch.

Habits:
An open country species found in cultivated fields, along roadsides and in scrub with long grasses. Often seen around marshy areas. Occurs mainly in coastal lowlands; on Sumatra occasionally recorded to 900m. Seen clearly when it sings from an open perch or flies briefly across the grass. Has a wobbly, top-heavy flight pattern that is typical of the genus.

Distribution:
Oriental region. A widespread and fairly common resident in Sumatra and Kalimantan; uncommon on west Java.

Notes: Extract from "Birds Of Indonesia"

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Very beautifull, sharp details, nice colors and light, well blured BG, excellent work,
TFS and best regards,
Nikos.

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