Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola exilis (Golden-headed Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Torresian Crow
Corvus orru
Willie Wagtail
Rhipidura leucophrys
White-bellied Cuckooshrike
Coracina papuensis
Green Oriole
Oriolus flavocinctus
Paperbark Flycatcher
Myiagra nana
White-gaped Honeyeater
Stomiopera unicolor
Lemon-breasted Flycatcher
Microeca flavigaster
White-throated Honeyeater
Melithreptus albogularis
Magpie-lark
Grallina cyanoleuca
Dusky Honeyeater
Myzomela obscura
Spangled Drongo
Dicrurus bracteatus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Litchfield National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Kakadu National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 4 | Daintree National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Nitmiluk National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Great Otway National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 7 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 8 | Grampians National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 9 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 10 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 11 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 12 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 13 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 14 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 15 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 16 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 17 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 19 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 20 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 21 | Royal National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-headed Cisticola in Kakadu National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Golden-headed Cisticola sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 172 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Golden-headed Cisticola in Kakadu National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Golden-headed Cisticola in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.