Yellow-bellied Prinia

Yellow-bellied Prinia

Prinia flaviventris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Hanoi

In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%

80 Verified sightings at Hanoi
2,054 In all 20 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Yellow-bellied Prinia

The yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Pakistan, the southern Himalayan foothills, the northeastern Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:24

Malaysia · 2026

© Ding Li Yong · XC1176010 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:19

Singapore · 2026

© Joan Theng · XC1135077 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:35

China · 2020

© Geoff Carey · XC834344 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~20%
3 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
4 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
5 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
6 Sepilok 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
7 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
8 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
~10%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~10%
10 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~10%
11 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
12 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
16 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
17 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
18 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
<5%
19 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
20 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tuen Mun 🇨🇳 China
~50%
2 Chattogram 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~50%
3 Quanzhou 🇨🇳 China
~40%
4 Hanoi 🇻🇳 Vietnam
~40%
5 Xiamen City 🇨🇳 China
~30%
6 Guangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~30%
7 Kaohsiung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~30%
8 Taichung 🇹🇼 Taiwan
~30%
9 Phnom Penh 🇰🇭 Cambodia
~30%
10 Nanchang 🇨🇳 China
~30%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Prinia in Hanoi?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Prinia sighting in Hanoi on a given day, based on 80 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 16th most-seen of the 97 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-bellied Prinia in Hanoi?

June and November

In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Prinia in Hanoi on a given day, against about 20% in May, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-bellied Prinia?

Between 1 and 4 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-bellied Prinia sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.

Is Hanoi the best place to see a Yellow-bellied Prinia?

4th of 31

Of the 31 cities where we can rate Yellow-bellied Prinia sightings, Hanoi ranks 4th at about 40%. The best odds are in Tuen Mun (China, about 50%), Chattogram (Bangladesh, about 50%) and Quanzhou (China, about 40%).

Which relatives of the Yellow-bellied Prinia live in Hanoi?

Same genus: Prinia

The closest relatives of the Yellow-bellied Prinia that you can see in Hanoi (genus Prinia, Prinias) are Plain Prinia (about 40%) and Gray-breasted Prinia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Yellow-bellied Prinia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-bellied Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Hanoi (80 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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