Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola exilis (Golden-headed Cisticola)
The golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis), also known as the bright-capped cisticola, is a species of warbler in the family Cisticolidae, found in Australia and thirteen Asian countries. Growing to 9–11.5 cm (3.5–4.5 in) long, it is usually brown and cream in colour, but has a different appearance during the mating season, with a gold-coloured body and a much shorter tail. It is an omnivore and frequently makes a variety of vocalizations. Known as the "finest tailor of all birds", it constructs nests out of plants and spider threads. It mates in the rainy season. It has a very large range and population, which is thought to be increasing. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-headed Cisticola sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Eastern Spinebill
Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Red Wattlebird
Anthochaera carunculata
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Caligavis chrysops
Satin Bowerbird
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea
Superb Fairywren
Malurus cyaneus
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 15 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 16 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 19 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Royal Manas National Park | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | |
| 21 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 22 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-headed Cisticola in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-headed Cisticola sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 103 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-headed Cisticola in Blue Mountains National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Golden-headed Cisticola in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.