Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola cantans (Singing Cisticola)
The singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
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 Singing Cisticola in Gorongosa National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Singing Cisticola in Gorongosa National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Singing Cisticola in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.