Golden-headed Cisticola
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Golden-headed Cisticola

Cisticola exilis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
Insufficient data
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
3 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis), also known as the bright-capped cisticola, is a species of warbler in the family Cisticolidae, found in Australia and thirteen Asian countries. Growing to 9–11.5 cm (3.5–4.5 in) long, it is usually brown and cream in colour, but has a different appearance during the mating season, with a gold-coloured body and a much shorter tail. It is an omnivore and frequently makes a variety of vocalizations. Known as the "finest tailor of all birds", it constructs nests out of plants and spider threads. It mates in the rainy season. It has a very large range and population, which is thought to be increasing. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

<5% · Rare
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

30–40% · Possible
Himalayan Prinia
LC

Himalayan Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia crinigera

5–10% · With luck
Black-throated Prinia
LC

Black-throated Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia atrogularis

<5% · Rare
Rufescent Prinia
LC

Rufescent Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia rufescens

<5% · Rare
Gray-breasted Prinia
LC

Gray-breasted Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia hodgsonii

<5% · Rare
Plain Prinia
LC Endemic

Plain Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia inornata

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Prinia
LC

Yellow-bellied Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia flaviventris

Insufficient data
Ashy Prinia
LC Endemic

Ashy Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia socialis

Insufficient data
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

50–60% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Golden-headed Cisticola at Royal Manas National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
2 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
3 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
10–20%
4 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
5–10%
5 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
8 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
9 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
<5%
10 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
11 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
14 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
15 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
16 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
17 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
18 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
19 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
20 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
21 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data
22 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
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