Tiny Cisticola

Tiny Cisticola

Cisticola nana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Meru National Park
22 Verified records at Meru National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The tiny cisticola (Cisticola nana) 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Tiny Cisticola sighting in Meru National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Meru National Park

Ashy Cisticola
LC

Ashy Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cinereolus

30–40% · Possible
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

10–20% · With luck
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

<5% · Rare
Coastal Cisticola
LC

Coastal Cisticola

Bird

Cisticola haematocephalus

Insufficient data
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

Insufficient data
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

Insufficient data
Gray Wren-Warbler
LC

Gray Wren-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes simplex

30–40% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

20–30% · Possible
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

20–30% · Possible
Pale Prinia
LC

Pale Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia somalica

Insufficient data
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
LC

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela icteropygialis

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
40–50
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Tiny Cisticola in Meru National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Tiny Cisticola sighting in Meru National Park, based on 22 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Tiny Cisticola in Meru National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Tiny Cisticola in Meru National Park in our monthly data.

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