Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola cantans (Singing Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Carruthers's Cisticola
Cisticola carruthersi
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 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 Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Singing Cisticola sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 21 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Singing Cisticola in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Singing Cisticola in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.