Red-faced Cisticola

Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

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

The red-faced cisticola (Cisticola erythrops) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is widely present across sub-Saharan Africa (rare in southern Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Cisticola sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
5 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
5–10%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
9 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
5–10%
13 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
18 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
19 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
23 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
26 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
31 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
34 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
35 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
36 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
37 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
38 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
39 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
40 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
41 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Cisticola in Tsavo West National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Cisticola sighting in Tsavo West National Park, based on 9 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-faced Cisticola in Tsavo West National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Cisticola in Tsavo West National Park in our monthly data.

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