Bar-winged Prinia

Bar-winged Prinia

Prinia familiaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCNTNear ThreatenedVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Bali Barat National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

148 Verified sightings at Bali Barat National Park From 2019 to 2026
161 In all 2 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bar-winged Prinia

The bar-winged prinia (Prinia familiaris) is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae. The species is sometimes known as the bar-winged wren-warbler. The bar-winged prinia is a distinctive prinia, 13 centimetres (5.1 in) long and weighing 8–10 grams (0.28–0.35 oz).

It is endemic to Indonesia, where it occurs on the islands of Sumatra (where it occurs on the east of the island), Java and Bali. It occupies a wide range of habitats, from mangrove forest at sea level to montane forest, and is tolerant of human modified environments such as gardens, parks and plantations. The presence of humans within its range is common and its willingness to adapt to the subsequent modified landscapes means it is not threatened with extinction.

The bar-winged prinia feeds on insects. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:11

Indonesia · 2015

© Paulo Alves · XC255540 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:09

Indonesia · 2009

© Patrik Åberg · XC40052 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Call0:24

Indonesia · 2019

© Prayitno Goenarto · XC479598 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~20%
2 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jakarta 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
2 Denpasar 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Bandung Zoo 🇮🇩 Indonesia In captivity
2 Sea World Indonesia 🇮🇩 Indonesia In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bar-winged Prinia in Bali Barat National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Prinia sighting in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, based on 148 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 73rd most-seen of the 173 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bar-winged Prinia in Bali Barat National Park?

August and December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bar-winged Prinia in Bali Barat National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, May–July and September–October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Bar-winged Prinia?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bar-winged Prinia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Bali Barat National Park the best place to see a Bar-winged Prinia?

Yes

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Bar-winged Prinia sightings, Bali Barat National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Gunung Leuser National Park (Indonesia, under 5%).

Where does the Bar-winged Prinia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bar-winged Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Bali Barat National Park (148 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.

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