Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola cantans (Singing Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata
Chestnut-throated Apalis
Apalis porphyrolaema
Black-throated Apalis
Apalis jacksoni
Ruwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii
Banded Prinia
Prinia bairdii
Gray Apalis
Apalis cinerea
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
Bathmocercus rufus
Kungwe Apalis
Apalis argentea
📅 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 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 3 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 4 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 5 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 8 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 9 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 10 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 14 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 16 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 20 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 23 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 24 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Singing Cisticola in Nyungwe National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Singing Cisticola sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Singing Cisticola in Nyungwe National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Singing Cisticola in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.