Singing Cisticola

Singing Cisticola

Cisticola cantans

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

The singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
3 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
4 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
5–10%
5 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
<5%
6 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
7 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
11 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
12 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
13 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
14 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
17 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
19 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
20 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
21 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
22 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
23 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
24 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
25 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
26 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
27 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
28 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
29 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
30 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
31 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Singing Cisticola in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Niokolo-Koba National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Singing Cisticola in Niokolo-Koba National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Singing Cisticola in Niokolo-Koba National Park in our monthly data.

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