Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusPrinia (Prinias)
- SpeciesPrinia maculosa (Karoo Prinia)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Black-chested Prinia
Prinia flavicans
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Red-headed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Karoo Prinia in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Karoo Prinia sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 116 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Karoo Prinia in Addo Elephant National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Karoo Prinia in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.