Cisticola hunteri
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In 3 days >90%
Hunter's cisticola (Cisticola hunteri) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane and high-elevation shrubland. It is a dueting species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Cisticola sighting in Aberdare National Park on a given day, based on 494 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 217 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Cisticola in Aberdare National Park on a given day, against about 60% in June, the lowest month.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hunter's Cisticola sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Hunter's Cisticola sightings, Aberdare National Park has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, about 10%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, under 5%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Hunter's Cisticola that you can see in Aberdare National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Aberdare Cisticola (about 40%) and Rattling Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hunter's Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Aberdare National Park (494 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
