Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola brachypterus (Siffling Cisticola)
The short-winged cisticola (Cisticola brachypterus), also known as the siffling cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The short-winged cisticola resembles the neddicky, a similar member of the genus Cisticola, but lacks the rufous crown with a shorter tail and clear buff underparts. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Siffling Cisticola sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Carruthers's Cisticola
Cisticola carruthersi
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 6 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 9 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 10 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 18 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Siffling Cisticola in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Siffling Cisticola sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Siffling Cisticola in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Siffling Cisticola in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.