Schistolais leucopogon
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The white-chinned prinia (Schistolais leucopogon), also known as the white-chinned warbler, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. The white-chinned prinia was described by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1875 and given the binomial name Drymoeca leucopogon. The specific epithet leucopogon is from the Ancient Greek leukos for "white" and pōgōn, "beard".
It is found in the African countries of Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Brazzaville on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 59th most-seen of the 82 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia in Brazzaville on a given day, against about 10% in August and October–April, the lowest months. Those are among Brazzaville's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain a month against 280 mm in November. June has too few records to rate.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-chinned 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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate White-chinned Prinia sightings, Brazzaville has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kampala (Uganda, under 5%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the White-chinned Prinia that you can see in Brazzaville (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Tawny-flanked Prinia (about 60%), Winding Cisticola (about 50%) and Green-backed Camaroptera (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-chinned Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Brazzaville (11 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.
