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 Aberdare National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park
Hunter's Cisticola
Cisticola hunteri
Aberdare Cisticola
Cisticola aberdare
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Gray-capped Warbler
Eminia lepida
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Apalis porphyrolaema
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 Aberdare National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 17 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Singing Cisticola in Aberdare National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Singing Cisticola in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.