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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-flanked Prinia sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Pale Prinia
Prinia somalica
Gray Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes simplex
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Yellow-vented Eremomela
Eremomela flavicrissalis
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Buff-bellied Warbler
Phyllolais pulchella
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-flanked Prinia in Samburu National Reserve?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-flanked Prinia sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Tawny-flanked Prinia in Samburu National Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-flanked Prinia in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.