Red-faced Cisticola
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Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Lake Manyara National Park
7 Verified sightings at Lake Manyara National Park From 2019 to 2026
3,541 Verified sightings across all 41 parks From 2019 to 2026
March 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 Lake Manyara National Park

Rattling Cisticola
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Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Winding Cisticola
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Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Trilling Cisticola
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Trilling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola woosnami

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Siffling Cisticola
LC

Siffling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola brachypterus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Desert Cisticola
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Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Singing Cisticola
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Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Zitting Cisticola
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Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Hunter's Cisticola
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Hunter's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola hunteri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Ashy Cisticola
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Ashy Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cinereolus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Green-backed Camaroptera
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Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Apalis
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Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Tawny-flanked Prinia
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Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

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 Lake Manyara National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Cisticola sighting in Lake Manyara National Park, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

March has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Cisticola in Lake Manyara National Park in our monthly data.

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