Siffling Cisticola
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Siffling Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Semuliki National Park
1 Verified records at Semuliki National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The short-winged cisticola (Cisticola brachypterus), also known as the siffling cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The short-winged cisticola resembles the neddicky, a similar member of the genus Cisticola, but lacks the rufous crown with a shorter tail and clear buff underparts. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Semuliki National Park

Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

30–40% · Possible
Red-faced Cisticola
LC

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

5–10% · With luck
Whistling Cisticola
LC

Whistling Cisticola

Bird

Cisticola lateralis

Insufficient data
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

Insufficient data
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

Insufficient data
Trilling Cisticola
LC

Trilling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola woosnami

Insufficient data
Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

Insufficient data
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

Insufficient data
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-browed Camaroptera
LC

Yellow-browed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera superciliaris

30–40% · Possible
Buff-throated Apalis
LC

Buff-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis rufogularis

30–40% · Possible
Olive-green Camaroptera
LC

Olive-green Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera chloronota

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Siffling Cisticola at Semuliki National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
2 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
4 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
8 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
9 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
10 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
14 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
15 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
17 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
18 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
19 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
20 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
21 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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