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% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Cisticola sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 171 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Virunga National Park
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Carruthers's Cisticola
Cisticola carruthersi
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
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 Red-faced Cisticola in Virunga National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Cisticola sighting in Virunga National Park, based on 171 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-faced Cisticola in Virunga National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Cisticola in Virunga National Park in our monthly data.