Black-chested Prinia
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Black-chested Prinia

Prinia flavicans

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Waterberg Plateau Park
47 Verified records at Waterberg Plateau Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chested Prinia sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park

Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
LC

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela icteropygialis

30–40% · Possible
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

20–30% · Possible
Burnt-neck Eremomela
LC

Burnt-neck Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela usticollis

10–20% · With luck
Barred Wren-Warbler
LC

Barred Wren-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes fasciolatus

Insufficient data
African Red-eyed Bulbul
LC

African Red-eyed Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus nigricans

80–90% · Very likely
Pale-winged Starling
LC

Pale-winged Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Onychognathus nabouroup

60–70% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
LC

Red-shouldered Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis nitens

60–70% · Likely
Pririt Batis
LC

Pririt Batis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Batis pririt

50–60% · Likely
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
LC

Crimson-breasted Gonolek

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Laniarius atrococcineus

50–60% · Likely
White-breasted Sunbird
LC

White-breasted Sunbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cinnyris talatala

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
60–70
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-chested Prinia in Waterberg Plateau Park?

About 41% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chested Prinia sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-chested Prinia in Waterberg Plateau Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black-chested Prinia in Waterberg Plateau Park in our monthly data.

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