Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola marginatus (Winding Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Coastal Cisticola
Cisticola haematocephalus
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Gray Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes simplex
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Pale Prinia
Prinia somalica
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
📅 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 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 17 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 22 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 23 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Winding Cisticola in Meru National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Winding Cisticola sighting in Meru National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Winding Cisticola in Meru National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Winding Cisticola in Meru National Park in our monthly data.