White-chinned Prinia

White-chinned Prinia

Schistolais leucopogon

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
556 Verified records at Bwindi Impenetrable 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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 556 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

40–50% · Likely
Black-throated Apalis
LC

Black-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis jacksoni

40–50% · Likely
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
LC

Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bathmocercus rufus

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
Gray Apalis
LC

Gray Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis cinerea

30–40% · Possible
Black-faced Apalis
LC

Black-faced Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis personata

20–30% · Possible
Banded Prinia
LC

Banded Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia bairdii

20–30% · Possible
Ruwenzori Apalis
LC

Ruwenzori Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreolais ruwenzorii

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-throated Apalis
LC

Chestnut-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis porphyrolaema

20–30% · Possible
Buff-throated Apalis
LC

Buff-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis rufogularis

20–30% · Possible
Olive-green Camaroptera
LC

Olive-green Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera chloronota

10–20% · With luck
Gray-capped Warbler
LC

Gray-capped Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eminia lepida

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
30–40
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
40–50
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 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 556 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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