Schistolais leucopogon
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-chinned prinia (Schistolais leucopogon), also known as the white-chinned warbler, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. The white-chinned prinia was described by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1875 and given the binomial name Drymoeca leucopogon. The specific epithet leucopogon is from the Ancient Greek leukos for "white" and pōgōn, "beard".
It is found in the African countries of Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 8 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 9 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazzaville | 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo | |
| 2 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 286th most-seen of the 316 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.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-chinned Prinia in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Virunga National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against 15 mm in January.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-chinned 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.
8th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate White-chinned Prinia sightings, Virunga National Park ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in Kibale National Park (Uganda, about 40%), Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 30%) and Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the White-chinned Prinia that you can see in Virunga National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Chubb's Cisticola (about 30%), Green-backed Camaroptera (about 30%) and Black-faced Apalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-chinned Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (6 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.
