Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola juncidis (Zitting Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Moremi Game Reserve
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Chirping Cisticola
Cisticola pipiens
Luapula Cisticola
Cisticola luapula
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Gray Cisticola
Cisticola rufilatus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Greencap Eremomela
Eremomela scotops
Black-chested Prinia
Prinia flavicans
📅 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 Moremi Game Reserve?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Moremi Game Reserve, based on 169 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in Moremi Game Reserve?
December has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in Moremi Game Reserve in our monthly data.