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Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa (Boddaert, P 1783)
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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto &
macaulaylibrary.org.
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | African Bioacoustics Community | 2026-05-31 | Breede River DC (near Montagu), Cape Winelands District Municipality, Western Cape, Montagu (South Africa) (500 m) | call - 600HP, -3dB normalised. Recordist - A.Karamitsos
|
1149936 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa maculosa | Walter Wallner | 2026-04-01 | Greyton Nature Reserve - Start of Boesmanskloof Trail (near Greyton), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Caledon (South Africa) (240 m) | call, song - Four individuals in a territorial fight.
|
1154137 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Tony Archer | 2018-03-20 | Heidelberg (near Still Bay), South Cape DC, Western Cape, Riversdal (South Africa) (40 m) | call - Called at first from dense large bush. bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes
|
463798 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Garret Skead | 2023-09-04 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 608801237 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Peter Boesman | 2014-10-28 | Sani Pass road, Kwazulu-Natal, Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) | song - ID certainty 90%
|
280619 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-10-16 | City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (130 m) | alarm call, call - Different call type at the end. 250Hz high pass filter, -3dB normalised, recordings combined. Recordist - E.H. Bras
|
1049301 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Peter Boesman | 2017-09-19 | P2250, Tangua, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) | call - [sono] | 392648 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-07-28 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 646173579 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Adam Welz | 2024-01-19 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 613749430 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-11-19 | City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (190 m) | call - -3dB normalised. Recordist - A.Karamitsos
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1059644 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-12-02 | Boomslang Canopy Trail (Kirstenbosch Tree Canopy Walkway) (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (140 m) | call - -3dB normalised. Recordist - A.Karamitsos.
|
1063317 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | African Bioacoustics Community | 2026-02-17 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 654168534 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-11-19 | City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Wynberg (South Africa) (170 m) | call - -3dB normalised, audio split. Recordist - A.Karamitsos
|
1059616 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa maculosa | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-23 | Kannaland Local Municipality (near Vyversrus), Garden Route District Municipality, Western Cape, Ladismith (South Africa) (360 m) | call - [also] [sono] | 1149868 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-05-15 | City of Cape Town (near Cape Town), City of Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality, Western Cape, Simon Town (South Africa) (10 m) | - Bird perched. 5kHz high pass filter (to reduce loud background noise), -3dB normalised.
|
1000192 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Roger McNeill | 2024-08-18 | , Free State (South Africa) | - | 652637533 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | African Bioacoustics Community | 2025-10-08 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 648812415 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Adam Welz | 2024-01-19 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 613749341 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Gabriel Jamie | 2023-08-27 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 607871211 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa maculosa | Frank Lambert | 2019-10-19 | St Lowry's Pass, Western Cape, Strand (South Africa) (500 m) | adult, sex uncertain, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
|
512654 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Peter Boesman | 2017-09-17 | Bain's Kloof, Wellington, Western Cape, Western Cape (South Africa) | song - [sono] | 392647 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa maculosa | Walter Wallner | 2026-03-30 | Theewaterskloof Local Municipality (near Genadendal), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Caledon (South Africa) (260 m) | call - Two individuals.
|
1154078 xeno-canto.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Jordan Klein | 2023-04-03 | , Western Cape (South Africa) | - | 574355111 macaulaylibrary.org |
| Karoo Prinia - Prinia maculosa | Walter Wallner | 2026-02-03 | Overstrand Local Municipality (near Betty's Bay), Overberg District Municipality, Western Cape, Caledon (South Africa) (10 m) | call, song - [also] [sono] | 1134183 xeno-canto.org |
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![[sono]](http://www.xeno-canto.org/sounds/uploaded/OOECIWCSWV/ffts/XC392647-large.png){kind=link}
![[sono]](https://xeno-canto.org/sounds/spectrograms/WSTMKZEHKY/1134183/grey-medium.png){kind=link}
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