White-chinned Prinia

White-chinned Prinia

Schistolais leucopogon

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Nyungwe National Park
112 Verified records at Nyungwe National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 112 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park

Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

70–80% · Likely
Black-faced Apalis
LC

Black-faced Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis personata

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-throated Apalis
LC

Chestnut-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis porphyrolaema

30–40% · Possible
Black-throated Apalis
LC

Black-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis jacksoni

30–40% · Possible
Ruwenzori Apalis
LC

Ruwenzori Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreolais ruwenzorii

20–30% · Possible
Banded Prinia
LC

Banded Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia bairdii

20–30% · Possible
Gray Apalis
LC

Gray Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis cinerea

10–20% · With luck
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
LC

Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bathmocercus rufus

10–20% · With luck
Kungwe Apalis
LC

Kungwe Apalis

Bird

Apalis argentea

10–20% · With luck
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

10–20% · With luck
Siffling Cisticola
LC

Siffling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola brachypterus

5–10% · With luck
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
20–30
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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
3 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
5 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
8 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
9 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-chinned Prinia in Nyungwe National Park?

About 9% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 112 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-chinned Prinia in Nyungwe National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for White-chinned Prinia in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.

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