Zitting Cisticola
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Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Lake Nakuru National Park
36 Verified records at Lake Nakuru National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The zitting cisticola, formerly also fan-tailed warbler or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis), is a widely distributed Old World warbler in the family Cisticolidae, whose breeding range includes western and southern Europe, Africa outside the deserts and rainforest, and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump; in addition it lacks any gold on the collar and the brownish tail is tipped with white. During the breeding season males have a zigzagging flight display accompanied by regular "zit" calls that give it its English name. They build their pouch nest suspended within a clump of grass. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park

Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

50–60% · Likely
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

10–20% · With luck
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
LC

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Cisticola brunnescens

10–20% · With luck
Stout Cisticola
LC

Stout Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola robustus

5–10% · With luck
Hunter's Cisticola
LC

Hunter's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola hunteri

<5% · Rare
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

<5% · Rare
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

Insufficient data
Siffling Cisticola
LC

Siffling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola brachypterus

Insufficient data
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

10–20% · With luck
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

10–20% · With luck
Buff-bellied Warbler
LC

Buff-bellied Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllolais pulchella

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

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

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
60–70%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
40–50%
3 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
30–40%
4 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
5 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
6 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
9 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
10 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
11 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
12 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
10–20%
13 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
14 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
16 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
17 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
10–20%
18 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
19 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
10–20%
20 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
21 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
22 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
10–20%
23 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
24 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
25 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
26 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
27 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%
28 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
29 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
5–10%
30 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
31 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
32 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
33 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
34 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
35 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
36 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
5–10%
37 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
38 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
39 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
5–10%
40 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
41 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
42 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
43 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
44 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
45 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
46 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
47 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
48 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
49 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
50 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
51 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
52 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
53 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
54 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
55 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
56 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
57 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
58 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
59 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
60 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
61 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
62 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
63 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
64 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
65 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
66 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
67 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
68 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
69 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
70 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
71 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
72 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
73 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
74 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
75 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
76 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
77 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
78 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
79 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
80 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
81 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
82 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
83 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
84 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
85 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
86 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
87 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
88 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Zitting Cisticola in Lake Nakuru National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in Lake Nakuru National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.

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