Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola juncidis (Zitting Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Tabora Cisticola
Cisticola angusticauda
Chirping Cisticola
Cisticola pipiens
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 South Luangwa National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Zitting Cisticola sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Zitting Cisticola in South Luangwa National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Zitting Cisticola in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.