White-chinned Prinia

White-chinned Prinia

Schistolais leucopogon

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Lake Mburo National Park
29 Verified records at Lake Mburo National Park
August 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Mburo National Park

Trilling Cisticola
LC

Trilling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola woosnami

60–70% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

20–30% · Possible
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

20–30% · Possible
Tabora Cisticola
LC

Tabora Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola angusticauda

10–20% · With luck
Buff-bellied Warbler
LC

Buff-bellied Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllolais pulchella

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

Gray-capped Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eminia lepida

10–20% · With luck
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

5–10% · With luck
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

Insufficient data
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

5–10% · With luck
Carruthers's Cisticola
LC

Carruthers's Cisticola

Bird

Cisticola carruthersi

5–10% · With luck
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
10–20
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Lake Mburo National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Lake Mburo National Park, based on 29 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-chinned Prinia in Lake Mburo National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for White-chinned Prinia in Lake Mburo National Park in our monthly data.

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