Prinia lepida
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days >90%
The delicate prinia (Prinia lepida) is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in southern Asia, from Turkey to North India. There are 5 subspecies, of which P. g. akyildizi, of southern Turkey is the darkest, brownest, and most heavily streaked above, and has the brightest buff flanks.
A study published in 2021 concludes that the delicate prinia should be split from the graceful prinia. Prinia lepida, delicate prinia, 5 subspecies: Prinia lepida akyildizi, S Turkey, Prinia lepida irakensis, NE Syria, Iraq, SW Iran,
Prinia lepida carpenteri, N Oman, Prinia lepida lepida, SE Iran, S Afghanistan, Pakistan, N India, C Nepal, Prinia lepida stevensi, SE Nepal, NE India, Bangladesh. The International Ornithological Congress followed this change in an update later that year. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubai | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 2 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 3 | Doha | 🇶🇦 Qatar | |
| 4 | Antalya | 🇹🇷 Turkey | |
| 5 | Karachi | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | |
| 6 | Lahore | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | |
| 7 | Savar | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 8 | Dammam | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | Kuwait City | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | |
| 10 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Delicate Prinia sighting in Abu Dhabi on a given day, based on 778 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 7th most-seen of the 159 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April to June
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Delicate Prinia in Abu Dhabi on a given day, against about 40% in January, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Delicate Prinia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Delicate Prinia sightings, Abu Dhabi ranks 2nd at about 60%. The best odds are in Dubai (United Arab Emirates, about 70%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Delicate Prinia that you can see in Abu Dhabi (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are White-eared Bulbul (over 90%), House Sparrow (about 90%) and Purple Sunbird (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Delicate Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Abu Dhabi (778 verified sightings), 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.
