Black-chested Prinia
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Black-chested Prinia

Prinia flavicans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Etosha National Park
510 Verified records at Etosha National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-chested prinia (Prinia flavicans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Prinias are small warblers that can be distinguished from other warblers by their long tails often held in a near-vertical position. All species are sexually monomorphic. There are four species in the Prinia genus in southern Africa. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chested Prinia sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 510 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park

Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

Insufficient data
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
LC

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela icteropygialis

20–30% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

20–30% · Possible
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

10–20% · With luck
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

5–10% · With luck
Barred Wren-Warbler
LC

Barred Wren-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes fasciolatus

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-eared Warbler
LC

Rufous-eared Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malcorus pectoralis

5–10% · With luck
Burnt-neck Eremomela
LC

Burnt-neck Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela usticollis

<5% · Rare
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

<5% · Rare
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

80–90% · Very likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-chested Prinia in Etosha National Park?

About 35% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chested Prinia sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 510 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-chested Prinia in Etosha National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Black-chested Prinia in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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