Yellow-bellied Prinia

Yellow-bellied Prinia

Prinia flaviventris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Islamabad

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

7 Verified sightings at Islamabad
2,054 In all 20 parks From 2019 to 2026
November 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 Islamabad?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Prinia sighting in Islamabad on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 110th most-seen of the 123 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

November

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Prinia in Islamabad on a given day, against under 5% in December to October, the lowest months. That is one of Islamabad's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 220 mm in July.

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 Islamabad the best place to see a Yellow-bellied Prinia?

30th of 31

Of the 31 cities where we can rate Yellow-bellied Prinia sightings, Islamabad ranks 30th at under 5%. 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 Islamabad?

Same genus: Prinia

The closest relatives of the Yellow-bellied Prinia that you can see in Islamabad (genus Prinia, Prinias) are Plain Prinia (about 10%) and Ashy 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 Islamabad (7 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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