Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola juncidis (Zitting Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Queen Elizabeth National Park
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
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Zitting Cisticola in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
About 30% of visitor-days record a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park, based on 417 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in Queen Elizabeth National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in Queen Elizabeth National Park in our monthly data.