Black-chested Prinia
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Black-chested Prinia

Prinia flavicans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Hwange National Park
1 Verified records at Hwange National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-chested prinia (Prinia flavicans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Prinias are small warblers that can be distinguished from other warblers by their long tails often held in a near-vertical position. All species are sexually monomorphic. There are four species in the Prinia genus in southern Africa. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Hwange National Park

Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

10–20% · With luck
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

10–20% · With luck
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

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

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

10–20% · With luck
Stierling's Barred Warbler
LC

Stierling's Barred Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes stierlingi

<5% · Rare
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

<5% · Rare
Piping Cisticola
LC

Piping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola fulvicapilla

<5% · Rare
Greencap Eremomela
LC

Greencap Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela scotops

<5% · Rare
Rock-loving Cisticola
LC

Rock-loving Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aberrans

<5% · Rare
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

<5% · Rare
Gray Cisticola
LC

Gray Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola rufilatus

Insufficient data
Burnt-neck Eremomela
LC

Burnt-neck Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela usticollis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-chested Prinia at Hwange National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
40–50%
2 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
4 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
5 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
8 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
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