Ashy Prinia

Ashy Prinia

Prinia socialis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
at Bareilly

In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%

47 Verified sightings at Bareilly
6,540 In all 22 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Ashy Prinia

The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler in the family Cisticolidae. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, ranging across most of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, eastern Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and western Myanmar. It is a common bird in urban gardens and farmlands in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify. The northern populations have a rufous rump and back and have a distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage while other populations lack such variation.

These 13–14 cm long warblers have short rounded wings and a longish graduated cream tail tipped with black subterminal spots. The tail is usually held upright and the strong legs are used for clambering about and hopping on the ground. They have a short black bill. The crown is grey and the underparts are rufous in most plumages. In breeding plumage, adults of the northern population are ash grey above, with a black crown and cheek with no supercilium and coppery brown wings. In non-breeding season, this population has a short and narrow white supercilium and the tail is longer. They are found singly... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Subsong0:31

India · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1086017 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:41

India · 2025

© Peter Boesman · XC1030834 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:58

India · 2023

© Jelle Scharringa · XC788229 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
~60%
2 Udawalawe National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~40%
3 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
4 Gir National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
5 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
6 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
8 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
9 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
10 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
11 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
13 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
14 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
15 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
16 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
17 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
18 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
19 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
20 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
21 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
22 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Vasai-Virar 🇮🇳 India
~80%
2 Solapur 🇮🇳 India
~70%
3 Indore 🇮🇳 India
~70%
4 Kalyan-Dombivli 🇮🇳 India
~70%
5 Bengaluru 🇮🇳 India
~70%
6 Tiruppur 🇮🇳 India
~60%
7 Mysuru 🇮🇳 India
~60%
8 Bhopal 🇮🇳 India
~60%
9 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 India
~60%
10 Pune 🇮🇳 India
~60%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ashy Prinia in Bareilly?

Likely

About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Prinia sighting in Bareilly on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 72 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Ashy Prinia in Bareilly?

March and November

In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Prinia in Bareilly on a given day, against about 40% in May and June, the lowest months. Those are among Bareilly's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 350 mm in July. July has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see an Ashy Prinia?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy 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.

Is Bareilly the best place to see an Ashy Prinia?

14th of 60

Of the 60 cities where we can rate Ashy Prinia sightings, Bareilly ranks 14th at about 60%. The best odds are in Vasai-Virar (India, about 80%), Solapur (India, about 70%) and Indore (India, about 70%).

Which relatives of the Ashy Prinia live in Bareilly?

Same genus: Prinia

The closest relatives of the Ashy Prinia that you can see in Bareilly (genus Prinia, Prinias) are Plain Prinia (about 10%) and Gray-breasted Prinia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Ashy Prinia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ashy Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Bareilly (47 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.

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