Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola cantans (Singing Cisticola)
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 Nyungwe National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Apalis porphyrolaema
Black-throated Apalis
Apalis jacksoni
Ruwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii
Banded Prinia
Prinia bairdii
Gray Apalis
Apalis cinerea
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
Bathmocercus rufus
Kungwe Apalis
Apalis argentea
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Singing Cisticola in Nyungwe National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Singing Cisticola in Nyungwe National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Singing Cisticola in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.