Yellow-bellied Prinia

Yellow-bellied Prinia

Prinia flaviventris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

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

495 Verified sightings at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
2,054 In all 20 parks
March 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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Prinia sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 495 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 49th most-seen of the 231 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 Yellow-bellied Prinia in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

March, June, August and December

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Prinia in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against about 10% in November, 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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary the best place to see a Yellow-bellied Prinia?

Among the best

Of the 20 parks where we can rate Yellow-bellied Prinia sightings, Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Danum Valley Conservation Area (Malaysia, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Yellow-bellied Prinia live in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

Same family: Cisticolidae

The closest relatives of the Yellow-bellied Prinia that you can see in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Ashy Tailorbird (about 40%) and Rufous-tailed Tailorbird (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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary (495 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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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