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 Namib-Naukluft National Park
Black-chested Prinia
Prinia flavicans
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Rufous-eared Warbler
Malcorus pectoralis
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Red-headed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla
Kopje Warbler
Euryptila subcinnamomea
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Yellow-rumped Eremomela
Eremomela gregalis
Barred Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes fasciolatus
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Burnt-neck Eremomela
Eremomela usticollis
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tawny-flanked Prinia at Namib-Naukluft 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