pale prinia

{{Short description|Species of bird}}

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| name = Pale prinia

| image = Pale Prinia - Kenya S4E5983 (17294754976).jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Prinia somalica |volume=2016 |page=e.T22713611A94383009 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713611A94383009.en |access-date=12 November 2021}}

| genus = Prinia

| species = somalica

| authority = (Elliot, 1897)

| synonyms =

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The pale prinia (Prinia somalica) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and South Sudan.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.