Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola erythrops (Red-faced Cisticola)
The red-faced cisticola (Cisticola erythrops) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is widely present across sub-Saharan Africa (rare in southern Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Cisticola sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Rufous-winged Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Stierling's Barred Warbler
Calamonastes stierlingi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Cisticola in Gorongosa National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Cisticola sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-faced Cisticola in Gorongosa National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Cisticola in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.