Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola juncidis (Zitting Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Etosha National Park
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Black-chested Prinia
Prinia flavicans
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Barred Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes fasciolatus
Rufous-eared Warbler
Malcorus pectoralis
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Burnt-neck Eremomela
Eremomela usticollis
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-shouldered Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis nitens
📅 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 Etosha National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Etosha National Park, based on 25 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in Etosha National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in Etosha National Park in our monthly data.