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Tawny-flanked Prinia

Prinia subflava (Gmelin, JF 1789)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.
Species name Recordist Date Location Remarks Cat.nr.
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava isaac kilusu 2020-12-07 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

3call types from 3 birds interacting on top of a tree

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

607404
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Jenny Sharland 2023-11-17 , Limpopo Province (South Africa)   -   626290372
macaulaylibrary.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava melanorhyncha Frank Lambert 2017-10-27 PDs Patch, W of Arusha, Arusha Region, Arusha (Tanzania) (1400 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

449306
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Joost van Bruggen 2018-10-22 Pirang, Kombo East, West Coast Region, Kombo East (Gambia) (0 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

690782
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Peter Boesman 2013-02-09 Mopani area, Kruger National Park, Limpopo, Limpopo Province (South Africa) song - [sono] 280611
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Étienne Leroy 2014-11-08 Lamto research center, Lagunes (former) (Côte d'Ivoire) (80 m) song -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

205687
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Steve Hampton 2013-07-02 Botanical Gardens, University of Ghana, Accra, Greater Accra (Ghana) (70 m) call -

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

142232
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Peter Boesman 2013-02-04 Kurisa Moya, Tzaneen, Limpopo, Limpopo Province (South Africa) call -

ID certainty 90%

280608
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Peter Boesman 2014-11-03 Muzi Pan, Kwazulu-Natal, Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) song - [sono] 280621
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava African Bioacoustics Community 2023-10-02 , Mpumalanga (South Africa)   -   639241045
macaulaylibrary.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Niyomugabo Evariste 2026-06-21 , Ouest (Rwanda)   -   660526388
macaulaylibrary.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Peter Boesman 2015-12-11 Road from Goba to Sof Omar, Oromia (Ethiopia) song - [sono] 300604
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Frédéric Bacuez 2026-03-04 , Saint-Louis (Senegal)   -   652257855
macaulaylibrary.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava isaac kilusu 2020-11-11 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

2 different call types from 4 birds calling on a fence close to each other

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

601834
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Peter Boesman 2014-11-02 St Lucia area, Kwazulu-Natal, Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) song - [sono] 280620
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Peter Boesman 2019-09-23 Mad Man's crossing, Jimbe drainage, North-western province, North-Western (Zambia) song -

Duet

509106
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava African Bioacoustics Community 2026-05-14 Kruger Park (near Skukuza), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (280 m) call -

250HP, -3dB normalised.

Recordist - A.Karamitsos

1148066
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Dawie de Swardt 2022-11-12 Ebeneser dam area, Haernertsburg, Limpopo, Pietersburg (South Africa) (1300 m) call - [sono] 761879
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava Louis A. Hansen 2018-10-27 Research Flats on campus, University of Dar es salaam, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) (100 m) call, song -

Volume increase and aggressive high pass filter applied using Audacity.

playback-used:no

443728
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava African Bioacoustics Community 2024-02-19 Kruger Park (near Skukuza), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (260 m)   -

2kHz high pass filter, -3dB normalised

1001936
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava James Postlethwaite 2017-07-30 Paloch Bioremediation System, Upper Nile., Upper Nile (South Sudan) (380 m) call -

Recorded in a wetland/reed bed site and edited down from a longer recording (call does not vary). Bird very common and often heard around this area in dry acacia-dominated bushland as well.

Originally a mystery recording but identified with the help of the XC community - many thanks.

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

397707
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava isaac kilusu 2021-05-15 Mandegee farm, oloitoktok, Kajiado (Kenya) (1500 m) adult, call, sex uncertain -

two call types from birds on a fence

bird-seen:yes

playback-used:no

650516
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava African Bioacoustics Community 2024-02-19 Kruger Park (near Skukuza), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, Witrivier (South Africa) (280 m) call -

1kHz high pass filter, -3dB normalised. Confirm species.

1001874
xeno-canto.org
Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava African Bioacoustics Community 2023-10-02 Kruger National Park (near Skukuza), Ehlanzeni District Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa (South Africa) (260 m)   -

-3dB normalised, audio split in Audacity.

Recordist - T. Gridley

1018499
xeno-canto.org
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