Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola aridulus (Desert Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Tabora Cisticola
Cisticola angusticauda
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Churring Cisticola
Cisticola njombe
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
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 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 8 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 12 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 16 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 18 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 21 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 22 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Desert Cisticola in Ruaha National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Desert Cisticola sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Desert Cisticola in Ruaha National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Desert Cisticola in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.