Delicate Prinia

Delicate Prinia

Prinia lepida

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Karachi

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

28 Verified sightings at Karachi
17 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Delicate Prinia

The delicate prinia (Prinia lepida) is a small warbler. This prinia is a resident breeder in southern Asia, from Turkey to North India. There are 5 subspecies, of which P. g. akyildizi, of southern Turkey is the darkest, brownest, and most heavily streaked above, and has the brightest buff flanks.

A study published in 2021 concludes that the delicate prinia should be split from the graceful prinia. Prinia lepida, delicate prinia, 5 subspecies: Prinia lepida akyildizi, S Turkey, Prinia lepida irakensis, NE Syria, Iraq, SW Iran,

Prinia lepida carpenteri, N Oman, Prinia lepida lepida, SE Iran, S Afghanistan, Pakistan, N India, C Nepal, Prinia lepida stevensi, SE Nepal, NE India, Bangladesh. The International Ornithological Congress followed this change in an update later that year. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:27

Oman · 2021

© Oscar Campbell · XC695312 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:26

Saudi Arabia · 2021

© Gregory Askew · XC688133 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:41

Turkey · 2000

© Fernand DEROUSSEN · XC134455 · CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Dubai 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~70%
2 Abu Dhabi 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
~60%
3 Doha 🇶🇦 Qatar
~50%
4 Antalya 🇹🇷 Turkey
~30%
5 Karachi 🇵🇰 Pakistan
~20%
6 Lahore 🇵🇰 Pakistan
~10%
7 Savar 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
~10%
8 Dammam 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
~10%
9 Kuwait City 🇰🇼 Kuwait
~10%
10 Dhaka 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Delicate Prinia in Karachi?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Delicate Prinia sighting in Karachi on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 31st most-seen of the 97 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Delicate Prinia in Karachi?

April

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Delicate Prinia in Karachi on a given day, against about 10% in January–March, May and November, the lowest months. That is one of Karachi's driest months, with almost no rain against 75 mm in August.

What time of day is best to see a Delicate Prinia?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Delicate 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 Karachi the best place to see a Delicate Prinia?

5th of 12

Of the 12 cities where we can rate Delicate Prinia sightings, Karachi ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Dubai (United Arab Emirates, about 70%), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 60%) and Doha (Qatar, about 50%).

Where does the Delicate Prinia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Delicate Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Karachi (28 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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