Prinia socialis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~80%
The ashy prinia or ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) is a small warbler in the family Cisticolidae. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, ranging across most of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, eastern Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and western Myanmar. It is a common bird in urban gardens and farmlands in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify. The northern populations have a rufous rump and back and have a distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage while other populations lack such variation.
These 13–14 cm long warblers have short rounded wings and a longish graduated cream tail tipped with black subterminal spots. The tail is usually held upright and the strong legs are used for clambering about and hopping on the ground. They have a short black bill. The crown is grey and the underparts are rufous in most plumages. In breeding plumage, adults of the northern population are ash grey above, with a black crown and cheek with no supercilium and coppery brown wings. In non-breeding season, this population has a short and narrow white supercilium and the tail is longer. They are found singly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 10 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 13 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 15 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 18 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Horton Plains National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 20 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 21 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 22 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Solapur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Indore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Bengaluru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Tiruppur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Mysuru | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bhopal | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Hyderabad | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Prinia sighting in Minneriya National Park on a given day, based on 113 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 155 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Prinia in Minneriya National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, April–May, August–September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Minneriya National Park's wettest months, with about 230 mm of rain against 20 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy 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.
13th of 22
Of the 22 parks where we can rate Ashy Prinia sightings, Minneriya National Park ranks 13th at about 20%. The best odds are in Keoladeo National Park (India, about 60%), Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%) and Ranthambore National Park (India, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Prinia
The closest relatives of the Ashy Prinia that you can see in Minneriya National Park (genus Prinia, Prinias) are Plain Prinia (about 30%), Gray-breasted Prinia (about 10%) and Jungle Prinia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Minneriya National Park (113 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.
