Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)

Family

Cisticolas and Allies

Cisticolidae

115 species in our catalog · found in 108 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Chubb's Cisticola
LC

Chubb's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chubbi

70–80% · Very likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

60–70% · Likely
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

60–70% · Likely
Common Jery
LC

Common Jery

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Neomixis tenella

60–70% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

60–70% · Likely
Trilling Cisticola
LC

Trilling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola woosnami

60–70% · Likely
Olive-backed Tailorbird
LC

Olive-backed Tailorbird

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Orthotomus sepium

50–60% · Likely
Ashy Prinia
LC

Ashy Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia socialis

50–60% · Likely
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

50–60% · Likely
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

50–60% · Likely
Ethiopian Cisticola
LC

Ethiopian Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola lugubris

50–60% · Likely
Dark-necked Tailorbird
LC

Dark-necked Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus atrogularis

50–60% · Likely
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

50–60% · Likely
Bar-throated Apalis
LC

Bar-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis thoracica

40–50% · Likely
Plain Prinia
LC

Plain Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia inornata

40–50% · Likely
Green Jery
NT

Green Jery

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Neomixis viridis

40–50% · Likely
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

40–50% · Likely
Karoo Prinia
LC

Karoo Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia maculosa

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Tailorbird
LC

Ashy Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus ruficeps

40–50% · Likely
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

40–50% · Likely
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

40–50% · Likely
Black-faced Apalis
LC

Black-faced Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis personata

40–50% · Likely
Senegal Eremomela
LC

Senegal Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela pusilla

40–50% · Likely
Black-throated Apalis
LC

Black-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis jacksoni

40–50% · Likely
Black-chested Prinia
LC

Black-chested Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia flavicans

40–50% · Likely
Gray Wren-Warbler
LC

Gray Wren-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes simplex

30–40% · Possible
Foxy Cisticola
LC

Foxy Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola troglodytes

30–40% · Possible
Rudd's Apalis
LC

Rudd's Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis ruddi

30–40% · Possible
White-chinned Prinia
LC

White-chinned Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schistolais leucopogon

30–40% · Possible
Black-faced Rufous-Warbler
LC

Black-faced Rufous-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bathmocercus rufus

30–40% · Possible
African Tailorbird
LC

African Tailorbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Artisornis metopias

30–40% · Possible
Ashy Cisticola
LC

Ashy Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cinereolus

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-browed Camaroptera
LC

Yellow-browed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera superciliaris

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
LC

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela icteropygialis

30–40% · Possible
Red-pate Cisticola
LC

Red-pate Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ruficeps

30–40% · Possible
Piping Cisticola
LC

Piping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola fulvicapilla

30–40% · Possible
Buff-throated Apalis
LC

Buff-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis rufogularis

30–40% · Possible
Red-faced Cisticola
LC

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-throated Apalis
LC

Chestnut-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis porphyrolaema

30–40% · Possible
Stripe-throated Jery
NT

Stripe-throated Jery

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Neomixis striatigula

30–40% · Possible
Gray-breasted Prinia
LC

Gray-breasted Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia hodgsonii

30–40% · Possible
Gray Apalis
LC

Gray Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis cinerea

30–40% · Possible
Ruwenzori Apalis
LC

Ruwenzori Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreolais ruwenzorii

20–30% · Possible
Banded Prinia
LC

Banded Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia bairdii

20–30% · Possible
Rufous-tailed Tailorbird
LC

Rufous-tailed Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sericeus

20–30% · Possible
Olive-green Camaroptera
LC

Olive-green Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera chloronota

20–30% · Possible
Rufescent Prinia
LC

Rufescent Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia rufescens

20–30% · Possible
Pale Prinia
LC

Pale Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia somalica

20–30% · Possible
Hill Prinia
LC

Hill Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia superciliaris

20–30% · Possible
Gray-capped Warbler
LC

Gray-capped Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eminia lepida

20–30% · Possible
Stout Cisticola
LC

Stout Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola robustus

20–30% · Possible
Boran Cisticola
LC

Boran Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola bodessa

20–30% · Possible
Black-headed Apalis
LC

Black-headed Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis melanocephala

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Prinia
LC

Yellow-bellied Prinia

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Prinia flaviventris

20–30% · Possible
Buff-bellied Warbler
LC

Buff-bellied Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllolais pulchella

20–30% · Possible
Siffling Cisticola
LC

Siffling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola brachypterus

20–30% · Possible
Golden-headed Cisticola
LC

Golden-headed Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola exilis

20–30% · Possible
Oriole Warbler
LC

Oriole Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypergerus atriceps

20–30% · Possible
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
LC

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Cisticola brunnescens

10–20% · Possible
Tiny Cisticola
LC

Tiny Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola nana

10–20% · Possible

Showing the 60 most likely of 115 species — the park table below covers them all.

📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

20–30
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Cisticolas and Allies

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#ParkCountrySpeciesP(≥1)
1 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 29
90–100%
2 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 20
90–100%
3 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 28
90–100%
4 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 19
90–100%
5 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 19
90–100%
6 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 27
90–100%
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 21
90–100%
8 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 29
90–100%
9 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 23
90–100%
10 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 30
90–100%
11 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda 29
90–100%
12 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 6
90–100%
13 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 22
90–100%
14 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 21
90–100%
15 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 13
90–100%
16 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India 8
80–90%
17 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda 21
80–90%
18 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania 26
80–90%
19 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 21
80–90%
20 Horton Plains National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 5
80–90%
21 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India 6
80–90%
22 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 25
80–90%
23 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 15
80–90%
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 21
80–90%
25 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal 10
80–90%
26 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 9
80–90%
27 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 25
80–90%
28 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 18
80–90%
29 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya 14
80–90%
30 Khao Luang National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 5
80–90%
31 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 20
80–90%
32 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 11
80–90%
33 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 22
80–90%
34 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 7
80–90%
35 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 11
70–80%
36 Ranomafana National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 4
70–80%
37 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India 6
70–80%
38 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 6
70–80%
39 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 11
70–80%
40 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 18
70–80%
41 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 8
70–80%
42 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 11
70–80%
43 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 6
70–80%
44 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 18
70–80%
45 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 6
70–80%
46 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique 18
70–80%
47 Berenty Reserve 🇲🇬 Madagascar 3
70–80%
48 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India 7
70–80%
49 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 23
70–80%
50 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India 6
60–70%
51 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 13
60–70%
52 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya 17
60–70%
53 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 8
60–70%
54 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 6
60–70%
55 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia 4
60–70%
56 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 6
60–70%
57 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia 11
60–70%
58 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
60–70%
59 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia 4
60–70%
60 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 6
60–70%
61 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania 26
60–70%
62 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India 5
60–70%
63 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India 5
60–70%
64 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 9
50–60%
65 Ankarafantsika National Park 🇲🇬 Madagascar 3
50–60%
66 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana 16
50–60%
67 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 6
50–60%
68 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India 4
50–60%
69 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India 6
50–60%
70 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana 17
50–60%
71 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa 8
50–60%
72 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand 9
40–50%
73 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 6
40–50%
74 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
40–50%
75 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia 7
40–50%
76 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India 6
30–40%
77 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India 5
30–40%
78 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India 10
30–40%
79 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India 10
30–40%
80 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia 13
30–40%
81 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
30–40%
82 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 6
20–30%
83 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam 5
20–30%
84 Khangchendzonga National Park 🇮🇳 India 2
20–30%
85 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
20–30%
86 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia 4
20–30%
87 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal 3
10–20%
88 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 2
10–20%
89 Taroko National Park 🇹🇼 Taiwan 5
0–10%
90 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
0–10%
91 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
0–10%
92 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
93 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
94 Great Otway National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
95 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
96 Grampians National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
97 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
98 Kosciuszko National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
99 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary 1
<5%
100 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
101 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%
102 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany 1
<5%
103 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
104 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan 1
<5%
105 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
106 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France 1
<5%
107 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain 1
<5%
108 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia 1
<5%