Gray-breasted Prinia
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Gray-breasted Prinia

Prinia hodgsonii

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
9 Verified records at Sinharaja Forest Reserve
May Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The grey-breasted prinia or Franklin's prinia (Prinia hodgsonii) is a wren-warbler belonging to the family of small passerine birds found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka and southeast Asia. Like other prinias, it often holds the tail upright but it is easily told by a smoky grey band across the breast which contrasts with a white throat. The beak is all black while the legs are pink. The tail is graduated as in other prinias and the grey feathers are tipped in white. In the breeding plumage the upperparts are grey while non-breeding birds are pale above with rufous wings and a weak supercilium. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Prinia sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Jungle Prinia
LC

Jungle Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia sylvatica

<5% · Rare
Plain Prinia
LC Endemic

Plain Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia inornata

<5% · Rare
Ashy Prinia
LC Endemic

Ashy Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia socialis

<5% · Rare
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

20–30% · Possible
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

<5% · Rare
Square-tailed Bulbul
LC Endemic

Square-tailed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes ganeesa

70–80% · Very likely
Orange-billed Babbler

Orange-billed Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides rufescens

60–70% · Likely
Sri Lanka Drongo
LC

Sri Lanka Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus lophorinus

60–70% · Likely
White-bellied Drongo
LC Endemic

White-bellied Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus caerulescens

60–70% · Likely
Orange Minivet
LC

Orange Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus flammeus

60–70% · Likely
Black-capped Bulbul

Black-capped Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus melanicterus

50–60% · Likely
Ceylon Magpie
VU

Ceylon Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Urocissa ornata

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
30–40%
4 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
20–30%
6 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
7 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
10 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
11 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
12 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
13 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
14 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
15 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
16 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
17 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
18 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
19 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
20 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
21 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
23 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
24 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
25 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-breasted Prinia in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Prinia sighting in Sinharaja Forest Reserve, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-breasted Prinia in Sinharaja Forest Reserve?

May has the highest sighting rate for Gray-breasted Prinia in Sinharaja Forest Reserve in our monthly data.

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