Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola juncidis (Zitting Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Meru National Park
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Zitting Cisticola in Meru National Park?
About 18% of visitor-days record a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Meru National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in Meru National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in Meru National Park in our monthly data.