Prinia gracilis (Lichtenstein, 1823).

Length 10 cm. A very small warbler with a long tail that is kept erect and sometimes twitched from side to side. The plumage is streaked brownish and the tail feathers are tipped black and white, giving it a banded appearance. The Graceful warbler inhabits gardens, farmland, and areas of long grass or reeds, often near water. This active, noisy little bird feeds chiefly on insects taken from foliage or on the ground. The nest is an untidy domed-shape, constructed of dry grass mixed with down leaves, and rootlets and lined with softer downy material. Breeding takes place in spring and the 3-5 eggs are incubated for 11-13 days by both parents. This is a common breeding resident in Egypt in the Eastern and Western Deserts and Sinai.