Prinia lepida
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubai | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 2 | Abu Dhabi | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | |
| 3 | Doha | 🇶🇦 Qatar | |
| 4 | Antalya | 🇹🇷 Turkey | |
| 5 | Karachi | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | |
| 6 | Lahore | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | |
| 7 | Savar | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 8 | Dammam | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | |
| 9 | Kuwait City | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | |
| 10 | Dhaka | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Delicate Prinia sighting in New Delhi on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 148th most-seen of the 248 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Delicate Prinia in New Delhi on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
12th of 12
Of the 12 cities where we can rate Delicate Prinia sightings, New Delhi ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Dubai (United Arab Emirates, about 70%), Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates, about 60%) and Doha (Qatar, about 50%).
Same genus: Prinia
The closest relatives of the Delicate Prinia that you can see in New Delhi (genus Prinia, Prinias) are Ashy Prinia (about 30%), Plain Prinia (about 10%) and Yellow-bellied Prinia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Delicate Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in New Delhi (64 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.
