Singing Cisticola

Cisticola cantans

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
SpeciesCisticola cantans (Singing Cisticola)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tarangire National Park

3 Verified sightings at Tarangire National Park From 2019 to 2026

1,457 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Singing Cisticola

The singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Singing cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

Cisticola chiniana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Cisticola marginatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cisticola juncidis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cisticola aridulus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cisticola natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cisticola angusticauda

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cisticola woosnami

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cisticola erythrops

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cisticola brunnescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cisticola robustus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cisticola cinereolus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Camaroptera brachyura

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~40%
2	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
3	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	~10%
4	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	~10%
5	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	<5%
6	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
7	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
8	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
9	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
10	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
11	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
12	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
13	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
14	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
15	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
16	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
17	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
18	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
19	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	<5%
20	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	<5%
21	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
22	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
23	Awash National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
24	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
25	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
26	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
27	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
28	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
29	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
30	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data

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Singing Cisticola

About the Singing Cisticola

Recent sightings of Singing Cisticola in Tarangire National Park

Closest Relatives at Tarangire National Park

Rattling Cisticola

Winding Cisticola

Zitting Cisticola

Desert Cisticola

Croaking Cisticola

Tabora Cisticola

Trilling Cisticola

Red-faced Cisticola

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

Stout Cisticola

Ashy Cisticola

Green-backed Camaroptera

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found