Passeriformes / Cisticolidae / Prinia

Karoo Prinia

Prinia maculosa

IUCN: Least Concern

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.

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Prinia maculosa exultans

eastern South Africa (Eastern Cape and western KwaZulu-Natal) and Lesotho
Prinia maculosa maculosa

southern Namibia and western South Africa (eastward to southern Free State and Eastern Cape)
Prinia maculosa psammophila

southwestern Namibia and northwestern South Africa (western Northern Cape)

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.