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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 626 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Gray-capped Warbler
Eminia lepida
Black-throated Apalis
Apalis jacksoni
Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
Bathmocercus rufus
Ruwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Apalis porphyrolaema
Banded Prinia
Prinia bairdii
Gray Apalis
Apalis cinerea
Buff-throated Apalis
Apalis rufogularis
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
📅 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
| # | 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 |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-chinned Prinia in Virunga National Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 626 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-chinned Prinia in Virunga National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for White-chinned Prinia in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.