Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusPrinia (Prinias)
- SpeciesPrinia subflava (Tawny-flanked Prinia)
The tawny-flanked prinia (Prinia subflava) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Prinia in the family Cisticolidae, a family of Old World warblers. It is widespread and common in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara. The plain prinia (P. inornata) of southern Asia was formerly included in this species but is now usually considered to be a separate species. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Awash National Park
Pale Prinia
Prinia somalica
Gray Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes simplex
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Buff-bellied Warbler
Phyllolais pulchella
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Yellow-vented Eremomela
Eremomela flavicrissalis
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tawny-flanked Prinia at Awash National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there