Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola aberrans (Rock-loving Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Masai Mara National Reserve
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Tabora Cisticola
Cisticola angusticauda
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Black-necked Cisticola
Cisticola eximius
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
📅 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 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 4 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 5 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rock-loving Cisticola in Masai Mara National Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Rock-loving Cisticola sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rock-loving Cisticola in Masai Mara National Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rock-loving Cisticola in Masai Mara National Reserve in our monthly data.