Black-chested prinia

Prinia flavicans

The Black-chested prinia (Prinia flavicans) is a bird found in South Africa and Namibia. Dry bush across southern Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates and nectar. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Prinia flavicans
Region	Africa
Found in	South Africa and Namibia

🏡 Where the Black-chested prinia lives

Dry bush across southern Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🌸 Nectar20%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It sings a long, cheerful trill from the top of a bush.

Hear the Black-chested prinia

Recorded by Filippo Ceccolini (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1037330. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Black-chested prinia

Where does the Black-chested prinia live?

The Black-chested prinia lives in South Africa and Namibia. Dry bush across southern Africa.

What does the Black-chested prinia eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), nectar (about 20%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Black-chested prinia endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.