Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola juncidis (Zitting Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Red-headed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Cloud Cisticola
Cisticola textrix
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Zitting Cisticola in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 5% of visitor-days record a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 30 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in Addo Elephant National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.