Banded Prinia
Prinia bairdii
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusPrinia (Prinias)
- SpeciesPrinia bairdii (Banded Prinia)
About the Banded Prinia
The banded prinia (Prinia bairdii) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.
The banded prinia was formally described in 1855 by the American ornithologist John Cassin based on a specimen that had been collected by the French-American naturalist Paul Du Chaillu near the Mondah River in northwest Gabon. Cassin coined the binomial name Drymoica bairdii where the specific epithet was chosen to honour the naturalist and museum curator Spencer Fullerton Baird. The banded prinia is now one of 29 species placed in the genus Prinia that was introduced by the American naturalist Thomas Horsfield in 1821.
Four subspecies are recognised: P. b. bairdii (Cassin, 1855) – southeast Nigeria to Congo and east to northeast DR Congo and west Uganda P. b. heinrichi Meise, 1958 – northwest Angola P. b. obscura (Neumann, 1908) – east DR Congo, west Uganda, Burundi and Rwanda
P. b. melanops (Reichenow & Neumann, 1895) – east Uganda and west Kenya The subspecies P. b. melanops and P. b. obscura have sometimes been considered as a separate... Wikipedia →
Recent sightings of Banded Prinia in Nyungwe National Park
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Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Banded Prinia in Nyungwe National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Prinia sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 363 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Banded Prinia in Nyungwe National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Banded Prinia in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.