Cisticola cinereolus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The ashy cisticola (Cisticola cinereolus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Cisticola sighting in Amboseli National Park on a given day, based on 114 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 362 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Cisticola in Amboseli National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and August–October, the lowest months. That is one of Amboseli National Park's wettest months, with about 220 mm of rain against 10 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy 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.
5th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ashy Cisticola sightings, Amboseli National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Ashy Cisticola that you can see in Amboseli National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Winding Cisticola (about 30%), Zitting Cisticola (about 10%) 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 Ashy Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboseli National Park (114 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.
