Hill Prinia

Hill Prinia

Prinia superciliaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Namdapha National Park

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

307 Verified sightings at Namdapha National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,204 In all 3 parks
February Best month
🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted

About the Hill Prinia

The hill prinia (Prinia superciliaris) is a species of passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. It was formerly considered con-specific with the black-throated prinia. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Uncertain0:09

Vietnam · 2026

© Tim Dinh / Annambirding · XC1150469 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:26

China · 2026

© Dave Guo · XC1148767 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:28

China · 2026

© Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · XC1094792 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~30%
2 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
3 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
~20%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Hill Prinia in Namdapha National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hill Prinia sighting in Namdapha National Park on a given day, based on 307 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 298 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 Hill Prinia in Namdapha National Park?

February–March, May and November

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hill Prinia in Namdapha National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October, the lowest month. Those are among Namdapha National Park's driest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 660 mm in July. June to September have too few records to rate.

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

Between 3 and 6 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hill 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 Namdapha National Park the best place to see a Hill Prinia?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Hill Prinia sightings, Namdapha National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Kerinci Seblat National Park (Indonesia, about 30%).

Where does the Hill Prinia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Hill Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Namdapha National Park (307 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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