Siffling Cisticola

Cisticola brachypterus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
SpeciesCisticola brachypterus (Siffling Cisticola)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Lake Manyara National Park

3 Verified records at Lake Manyara National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The short-winged cisticola (Cisticola brachypterus), also known as the siffling cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The short-winged cisticola resembles the neddicky, a similar member of the genus Cisticola, but lacks the rufous crown with a shorter tail and clear buff underparts. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park

Cisticola chiniana

Cisticola marginatus

Cisticola erythrops

Cisticola woosnami

Cisticola aridulus

Cisticola cantans

Cisticola juncidis

Cisticola hunteri

Cisticola cinereolus

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible

Apalis flavida

10–20% · With luck

Prinia subflava

10–20% · With luck

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Siffling Cisticola at Lake Manyara National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	20–30%
2	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
3	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	5–10%
4	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
5	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	5–10%
6	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
7	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
8	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
9	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
10	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
11	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
12	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
13	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
14	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
15	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
16	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
17	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
18	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
19	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
20	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
21	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

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Siffling Cisticola

Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park

Rattling Cisticola

Winding Cisticola

Red-faced Cisticola

Trilling Cisticola

Desert Cisticola

Singing Cisticola

Zitting Cisticola

Hunter's Cisticola

Ashy Cisticola

Green-backed Camaroptera

Yellow-breasted Apalis

Tawny-flanked Prinia

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found