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% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Niokolo-Koba National Park
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Rufous Cisticola
Cisticola rufus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Senegal Eremomela
Eremomela pusilla
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Oriole Warbler
Hypergerus atriceps
Red-winged Warbler
Heliolais erythropterus
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Lamprotornis caudatus
Yellow-crowned Gonolek
Laniarius barbarus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
📅 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 Niokolo-Koba National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Singing Cisticola in Niokolo-Koba National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Singing Cisticola in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.