Prinia gracilis
In 3 days >90%
The graceful prinia (Prinia gracilis) is a small warbler (in some older works it is referred to as graceful warbler). This prinia is a resident breeder in northeastern Africa (the Nile valley in particular) and southern Asia, from Egypt and Somalia east to Saudi Arabia, where it is sometimes called streaked wren-warbler.
This active passerine bird is typically found in shrub or tall grass in a variety of habitats with thick undergrowth, tamarisks or similar cover. Graceful prinia builds its nest in a bush or grass and lays 3 to 5 eggs. These 10–11 cm long warblers have short rounded wings, and a long tapering tail with each feather tipped with black and white. In breeding plumage, adults are grey-brown above, with dark streaking. The underparts are whitish with buff flanks, and the bill is short and black.
The sexes are similar. In winter, adults are brighter sandy brown above with weaker streaking, there is more buff on the sides, and the bill is paler. There are 7 subspecies. The long tail is often cocked, and the flight of this species is weak. Like most warblers, the graceful prinia is insectivorous. The call is a rolling trilled breep, and the song is a hard rolling repetition of zerlip. Wikipedia →
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Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Graceful Prinia sighting in Beirut on a given day, based on 375 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 110 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Graceful Prinia in Beirut on a given day, against about 70% in May, August–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Yes
Of the 10 cities where we can rate Graceful Prinia sightings, Beirut has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Ramallah (Palestine, about 80%) and Jerusalem (Israel, about 70%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Graceful Prinia that you can see in Beirut (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are White-spectacled Bulbul (about 80%), House Sparrow (about 80%) and Hooded Crow (about 80%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Graceful Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Beirut (375 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.
