Black-chested Prinia
Prinia flavicans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusPrinia (Prinias)
- SpeciesPrinia flavicans (Black-chested Prinia)
Closest Relatives at Waterberg Plateau Park
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Burnt-neck Eremomela
Eremomela usticollis
Barred Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes fasciolatus
African Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus nigricans
Pale-winged Starling
Onychognathus nabouroup
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
Pririt Batis
Batis pririt
Crimson-breasted Gonolek
Laniarius atrococcineus
White-breasted Sunbird
Cinnyris talatala
📅 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 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 3 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 6 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 7 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-chested Prinia in Waterberg Plateau Park?
About 41% of visitor-days record a Black-chested Prinia sighting in Waterberg Plateau Park, based on 47 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
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.