Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola cantans (Singing Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopian Cisticola
Cisticola lugubris
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Abyssinian Thrush
Turdus abyssinicus
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Moorland Chat
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Tacazze Sunbird
Nectarinia tacazze
Baglafecht Weaver
Ploceus baglafecht
Abyssinian Siskin
Serinus nigriceps
Abyssinian Catbird
Parophasma galinieri
📅 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 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 24 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Singing Cisticola in Bale Mountains National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Singing Cisticola sighting in Bale Mountains National Park, based on 10 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Singing Cisticola in Bale Mountains National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Singing Cisticola in Bale Mountains National Park in our monthly data.