Jungle Prinia
Prinia sylvatica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusPrinia (Prinias)
- SpeciesPrinia sylvatica (Jungle Prinia)
Closest Relatives at Minneriya National Park
Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
Gray-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Indian Robin
Saxicoloides fulicatus
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica
Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus
Oriental Pipit
Anthus rufulus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Yellow-billed Babbler
Turdoides affinis
Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia
📅 Monthly Probability
🌅 When They're Spotted
Most active at dawn and dusk · 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 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 11 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Jungle Prinia in Minneriya National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Jungle Prinia sighting in Minneriya National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Jungle Prinia in Minneriya National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Jungle Prinia in Minneriya National Park in our monthly data.