Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola marginatus (Winding Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Samburu National Reserve
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Gray Wren-Warbler
Calamonastes simplex
Pale Prinia
Prinia somalica
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Yellow-vented Eremomela
Eremomela flavicrissalis
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
📅 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 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 15 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 17 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 19 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 21 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 22 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 23 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Winding Cisticola in Samburu National Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Winding Cisticola sighting in Samburu National Reserve, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Winding Cisticola in Samburu National Reserve?
September has the highest sighting rate for Winding Cisticola in Samburu National Reserve in our monthly data.