White-chinned Prinia
Schistolais leucopogon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusSchistolais (Sierra Leone and White-chinned Prinias)
- SpeciesSchistolais leucopogon (White-chinned Prinia)
The white-chinned prinia (Schistolais leucopogon), also known as the white-chinned warbler, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. The white-chinned prinia was described by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1875 and given the binomial name Drymoeca leucopogon. The specific epithet leucopogon is from the Ancient Greek leukos for "white" and pōgōn, "beard". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Murchison Falls National Park
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Buff-bellied Warbler
Phyllolais pulchella
Red-winged Gray Warbler
Drymocichla incana
Gray-capped Warbler
Eminia lepida
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Foxy Cisticola
Cisticola troglodytes
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-chinned Prinia at Murchison Falls 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 4 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |