Prinia sylvatica
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The jungle prinia (Prinia sylvatica) is a small passerine bird, a warbler in the family Cisticolidae. This prinia is a resident breeder in Bangladesh and India, far south-western Nepal, and Sri Lanka, typically found in dry open grassland, open woodland, scrub and sometimes gardens.
These 15 cm (6 in) long warblers have short rounded wings, a longish tail, strong legs and a short black bill. In breeding plumage, adults are grey-brown above, with a short white supercilium and warmer brown rump. There are rufous fringes on the closed wings and white edges to the tail. Underparts are whitish-buff. The sexes are identical except that the male has a blacker bill and mouth in the breeding season.
In winter, the upperparts are a warmer brown, and the underparts more buff. The tail is longer than in summer. There are a four races differing in plumage shade. The distinctive endemic race in Sri Lanka, P. s.valida, retains summer plumage, including the shorter tail, all year round, and lacks the supercilium and white in the tail.
Like most warblers, the jungle prinia is insectivorous. It builds its nest in a shrub or tall grass... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Udawalawe National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 2 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 5 | Wilpattu National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 6 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Gir National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Eravikulam National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Bandipur National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 14 | Mudumalai National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 16 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijayawada | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Pune | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Tiruchirappalli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Nashik | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 5 | Jabalpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 6 | Kalyan-Dombivli | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 7 | Nagpur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Bhopal | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Jaipur | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Chennai | 🇮🇳 India |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Prinia sighting in Wilpattu National Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 115th most-seen of the 169 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Jungle Prinia in Wilpattu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and July–August, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jungle 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.
5th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Jungle Prinia sightings, Wilpattu National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Udawalawe National Park (Sri Lanka, about 40%), Yala National Park (Sri Lanka, about 20%) and Royal Bardia National Park (Nepal, about 10%).
Same genus: Prinia
The closest relatives of the Jungle Prinia that you can see in Wilpattu National Park (genus Prinia, Prinias) are Plain Prinia (about 30%), Ashy Prinia (about 20%) and Gray-breasted Prinia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jungle Prinia is recorded against all the birds logged in Wilpattu National Park (40 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.
