Red-faced Cisticola
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Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Murchison Falls National Park
69 Verified sightings at Murchison Falls National Park From 2019 to 2026
3,541 Verified sightings across all 41 parks From 2019 to 2026
December 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 Murchison Falls National Park

Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Siffling Cisticola
LC

Siffling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola brachypterus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Foxy Cisticola
LC

Foxy Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola troglodytes

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Whistling Cisticola
LC

Whistling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola lateralis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Wing-snapping Cisticola
LC

Wing-snapping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ayresii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Carruthers's Cisticola
LC

Carruthers's Cisticola

Bird

Cisticola carruthersi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Red-pate Cisticola
LC

Red-pate Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ruficeps

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Black-necked Cisticola
LC

Black-necked Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola eximius

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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 Murchison Falls National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-faced Cisticola sighting in Murchison Falls National Park, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-faced Cisticola in Murchison Falls National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Red-faced Cisticola in Murchison Falls National Park in our monthly data.

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