Desert Cisticola

Desert Cisticola

Cisticola aridulus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Etosha National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
0–10%
4 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
5 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
8 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
9 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
10 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
12 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
13 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
14 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
15 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
17 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
18 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
19 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
20 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
21 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
22 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Desert Cisticola in Etosha National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Desert Cisticola sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 237 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Desert Cisticola in Etosha National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Desert Cisticola in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.

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