Trilling Cisticola

Trilling Cisticola

Cisticola woosnami

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Akagera National Park

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

242 Verified sightings at Akagera National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,883 In all 12 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Trilling Cisticola

The trilling cisticola (Cisticola woosnami) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:05

Uganda · 2025

© Bernard BOUSQUET · XC1057450 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:45

Tanzania · 2022

© isaac kilusu · XC771913 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:09

Uganda · 2005

© András Schmidt · XC701812 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
2 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Trilling Cisticola in Akagera National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Trilling Cisticola sighting in Akagera National Park on a given day, based on 242 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 320 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Trilling Cisticola in Akagera National Park?

December

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Trilling Cisticola in Akagera National Park on a given day, against about 20% in May to September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Trilling Cisticola?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Trilling Cisticola sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Akagera National Park the best place to see a Trilling Cisticola?

3rd of 12

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Trilling Cisticola sightings, Akagera National Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 60%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 50%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Trilling Cisticola live in Akagera National Park?

Same genus: Cisticola

The closest relatives of the Trilling Cisticola that you can see in Akagera National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Croaking Cisticola (about 20%), Tabora Cisticola (about 20%) and Winding Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Trilling Cisticola sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Trilling Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Akagera National Park (242 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.

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