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 Tsavo West National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tsavo West National Park
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Gray Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes simplex
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 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 Tsavo West National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Singing Cisticola in Tsavo West National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Singing Cisticola in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.