Hunter's Cisticola
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Hunter's Cisticola

Cisticola hunteri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Aberdare National Park
320 Verified records at Aberdare National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Hunter's cisticola (Cisticola hunteri) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane and high-elevation shrubland. It is a dueting species. Wikipedia →

60–70% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Cisticola sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 320 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Aberdare Cisticola
VU Endemic

Aberdare Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aberdare

30–40% · Possible
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

10–20% · With luck
Red-faced Cisticola
LC

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

5–10% · With luck
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

<5% · Rare
Levaillant's Cisticola
LC

Levaillant's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola tinniens

<5% · Rare
Stout Cisticola
LC

Stout Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola robustus

<5% · Rare
Wing-snapping Cisticola
LC

Wing-snapping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ayresii

<5% · Rare
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

<5% · Rare
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
LC

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Cisticola brunnescens

Insufficient data
Gray-capped Warbler
LC

Gray-capped Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eminia lepida

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-throated Apalis
LC

Chestnut-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis porphyrolaema

20–30% · With luck
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

20–30% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
60–70
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
60–70
Aug
50–60
Sep
60–70
Oct
60–70
Nov
60–70
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
60–70%
2 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
3 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
4 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hunter's Cisticola in Aberdare National Park?

About 66% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Cisticola sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 320 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hunter's Cisticola in Aberdare National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Hunter's Cisticola in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.

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