Tiny Cisticola

Tiny Cisticola

Cisticola nana

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Serengeti National Park
4 Verified sightings at Serengeti National Park From 2019 to 2026
490 Verified sightings across all 11 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Tiny Cisticola

The tiny cisticola (Cisticola nana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

BirdLife International 2004. Cisticola nanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Wikipedia →

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 Daily sighting probability
1 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
2 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~20%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
4 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
~10%
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
6 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
10 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
11 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
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