Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola juncidis (Zitting Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis
Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
Gray-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii
Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata
Ashy Prinia
Prinia socialis
Yellow-bellied Prinia
Prinia flaviventris
Rufescent Prinia
Prinia rufescens
Gray-crowned Prinia
Prinia cinereocapilla
Himalayan Prinia
Prinia crinigera
Delicate Prinia
Prinia lepida
Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
📅 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 Chitwan National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 274 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in Chitwan National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.