Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

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

Insufficient data

overall probability at Periyar National Park

4 Verified records at Periyar National Park

☀️ 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 →

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Orthotomus sutorius

Prinia hodgsonii

Prinia socialis

Prinia inornata

Gracula indica

Dicrurus paradiseus

Dendrocitta leucogastra

60–70% · Likely

LC Endemic

Myophonus horsfieldii

60–70% · Likely

Pycnonotus jocosus

60–70% · Likely

Pericrocotus flammeus

Dicaeum concolor

Turdoides striata

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Zitting Cisticola at Periyar 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	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

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Zitting Cisticola

Closest Relatives at Periyar National Park

Common Tailorbird

Gray-breasted Prinia

Ashy Prinia

Plain Prinia

Southern Hill Myna

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

White-bellied Treepie

Malabar Whistling-Thrush

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Orange Minivet

Nilgiri Flowerpecker

Jungle Babbler

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found