Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola juncidis (Zitting Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Amboseli National Park
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Gray Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes simplex
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Buff-bellied Warbler
Phyllolais pulchella
📅 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 Amboseli National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Amboseli National Park, based on 109 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in Amboseli National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in Amboseli National Park in our monthly data.