Prinia hodgsonii
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The grey-breasted prinia or Franklin's prinia (Prinia hodgsonii) is a wren-warbler belonging to the family of small passerine birds found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka and southeast Asia. Like other prinias, it often holds the tail upright but it is easily told by a smoky grey band across the breast which contrasts with a white throat. The beak is all black while the legs are pink. The tail is graduated as in other prinias and the grey feathers are tipped in white. In the breeding plumage the upperparts are grey while non-breeding birds are pale above with rufous wings and a weak supercilium. It is found in scrub, forest clearings and other open but well vegetated habitats. It can be confused with the rufescent prinia.
This species was named by James Franklin as Prinia gracilis in 1831 based on a specimen that he obtained on the Ganges between Calcutta and Benares. It was renamed as Prinia hodgsonii by Edward Blyth in 1844 since the name Sylvia gracilis had been in use for the graceful prinia (described earlier in 1823 by Martin Lichtenstein) clashed when treated in the same... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 5 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 12 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 14 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 16 | Manas National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 18 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 19 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 21 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 22 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 23 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 24 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Prinia sighting in Periyar National Park on a given day, based on 392 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 227 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-breasted Prinia in Periyar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, August and December, the lowest months. That is one of Periyar National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 410 mm in August.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-breasted 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.
14th of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Gray-breasted Prinia sightings, Periyar National Park ranks 14th at about 10%. The best odds are in Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%), Jim Corbett National Park (India, about 30%) and Kanha National Park (India, about 30%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-breasted Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Periyar National Park (392 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.
