Zitting Cisticola
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Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Bali Barat National Park
46 Verified sightings at Bali Barat National Park From 2019 to 2026
15,047 Verified sightings across all 94 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Zitting Cisticola

The zitting cisticola, formerly also fan-tailed warbler or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis), is a widely distributed Old World warbler in the family Cisticolidae, whose breeding range includes western and southern Europe, Africa outside the deserts and rainforest, and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump; in addition it lacks any gold on the collar and the brownish tail is tipped with white. During the breeding season males have a zigzagging flight display accompanied by regular "zit" calls that give it its English name. They build their pouch nest suspended within a clump of grass.

The zitting cisticola was described by the naturalist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810 and given the binomial name Sylvia juncidis. The type locality is Campofelice di Roccella in Sicily. The current genus name Cisticola is from Ancient Greek kisthos, "rock-rose", and Latin colere, "to dwell". The specific juncidis is also from Latin and is a diminutive of iuncus, "reed".

A total of 17 subspecies are currently accepted; they fall into two main groups, with... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Bali Barat National Park

Golden-headed Cisticola
LC

Golden-headed Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola exilis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Olive-backed Tailorbird
LC Endemic

Olive-backed Tailorbird

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Orthotomus sepium

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Bar-winged Prinia
NT Endemic

Bar-winged Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia familiaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Brown Prinia
LC

Brown Prinia

Bird

Prinia polychroa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Plain Prinia
LC

Plain Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia inornata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Yellow-vented Bulbul
LC

Yellow-vented Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus goiavier

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely
Bali Myna
CR

Bali Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Leucopsar rothschildi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Common Iora
LC

Common Iora

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Aegithina tiphia

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
White-shouldered Triller
LC

White-shouldered Triller

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lalage sueurii

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Malaysian Pied-Fantail
LC

Malaysian Pied-Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura javanica

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker
LC

Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicaeum trochileum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Sooty-headed Bulbul
LC

Sooty-headed Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus aurigaster

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~70%
2 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~40%
3 Camargue 🇫🇷 France
~40%
4 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~30%
5 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
6 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
7 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
8 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
~20%
9 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
10 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~20%
11 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
12 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~20%
13 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~20%
14 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~20%
15 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
16 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~20%
17 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
18 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
~10%
19 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
20 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
~10%
21 Komodo National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
22 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
23 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
24 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
25 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
26 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
27 Golden Gate Highlands National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
28 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
29 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
30 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
31 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
32 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
~10%
33 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
34 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
35 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
36 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
37 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
~10%
38 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
39 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
40 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
41 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
~10%
42 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~10%
43 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
44 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~10%
45 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
46 Manas National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
47 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
48 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
49 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
50 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
51 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
52 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
53 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
54 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
55 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
56 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
57 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
58 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
<5%
59 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
60 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
<5%
61 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
62 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
63 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
64 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
65 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
66 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
67 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
<5%
68 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
69 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
70 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
71 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
72 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
73 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
Insufficient data
74 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
75 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
76 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
77 Gunung Leuser National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
78 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
79 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
80 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
81 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
82 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
83 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
84 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
85 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
86 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
87 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
88 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
89 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
90 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
91 Taman Negara National Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data
92 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
93 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
94 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Zitting Cisticola in Bali Barat National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in Bali Barat National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in Bali Barat National Park in our monthly data.

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