Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola cinereolus (Ashy Cisticola)
The ashy cisticola (Cisticola cinereolus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Awash National Park
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Gray Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes simplex
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Buff-bellied Warbler
Phyllolais pulchella
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Pale Prinia
Prinia somalica
Yellow-vented Eremomela
Eremomela flavicrissalis
White-headed Buffalo-Weaver
Dinemellia dinemelli
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Ashy Cisticola at Awash National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Awash National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 10 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |