Red-faced Cisticola
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Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Gorongosa National Park
16 Verified sightings at Gorongosa National Park From 2019 to 2026
3,541 Verified sightings across all 41 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-faced Cisticola

The red-faced cisticola (Cisticola erythrops) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is widely present across sub-Saharan Africa (rare in southern Africa). Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.

The red-faced cisticola was formally described in 1857 by the German ornithologist Gustav Hartlaub under the binomial name Drymoeca erythrops based on a specimen collected near Calabar in Nigeria. The specific epithet erythrops combines the Ancient Greek ερυθρος/eruthros meaning "red" with ωψ/ōps meaning "eye" or "face". The red-faced cisticola is now one of 53 species placed in the genus Cisticola that was introduced in 1829 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup.

Six subspecies are recognised: Cisticola erythrops erythrops (Hartlaub, 1857) – Mauritania, Senegal and Gambia to Central African Republic, Congo and Gabon Cisticola erythrops pyrrhomitra Reichenow, 1916 – southeast Sudan and Ethiopia

Cisticola erythrops niloticus Madarász, G, 1914 – central Sudan Cisticola erythrops sylvia Reichenow, 1904 – northeast DR Congo and south Sudan to Kenya and central Tanzania Cisticola erythrops nyasa Lynes... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gorongosa National Park

Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Wailing Cisticola
LC

Wailing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola lais

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Piping Cisticola
LC

Piping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Siffling Cisticola
LC

Siffling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola brachypterus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Rufous-winged Cisticola
LC

Rufous-winged Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola galactotes

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Stierling's Barred Warbler
LC

Stierling's Barred Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes stierlingi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~30%
2 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
3 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
4 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
5 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
7 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
~10%
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
9 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
10 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
~10%
11 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~10%
12 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
~10%
13 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
14 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
15 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
16 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
17 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
<5%
18 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
19 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
20 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
21 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
22 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
23 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
25 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
26 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
27 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
28 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
30 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
31 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
32 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
33 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
34 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
35 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
36 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
37 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
38 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
Insufficient data
39 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
40 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
Insufficient data
41 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-faced Cisticola in Gorongosa National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Cisticola sighting in Gorongosa National Park, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-faced Cisticola in Gorongosa National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Cisticola in Gorongosa National Park in our monthly data.

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