Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusPrinia (Prinias)
- SpeciesPrinia subflava (Tawny-flanked Prinia)
The tawny-flanked prinia (Prinia subflava) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Prinia in the family Cisticolidae, a family of Old World warblers. It is widespread and common in most parts of Africa south of the Sahara. The plain prinia (P. inornata) of southern Asia was formerly included in this species but is now usually considered to be a separate species. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Taï National Park
Black-capped Apalis
Apalis nigriceps
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Yellow-browed Camaroptera
Camaroptera superciliaris
Olive-green Camaroptera
Camaroptera chloronota
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone rufiventer
Cassin's Flycatcher
Muscicapa cassini
Western Black-headed Oriole
Oriolus brachyrynchus
Little Greenbul
Eurillas virens
White-tailed Alethe
Alethe diademata
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
White-throated Blue Swallow
Hirundo nigrita
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Tawny-flanked Prinia at Taï National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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