Cisticola juncidis
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The zitting cisticola, formerly also fan-tailed warbler or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis), is a widely distributed Old World warbler in the family Cisticolidae, whose breeding range includes western and southern Europe, Africa outside the deserts and rainforest, and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump; in addition it lacks any gold on the collar and the brownish tail is tipped with white. During the breeding season males have a zigzagging flight display accompanied by regular "zit" calls that give it its English name. They build their pouch nest suspended within a clump of grass.
The zitting cisticola was described by the naturalist Constantine Samuel Rafinesque in 1810 and given the binomial name Sylvia juncidis. The type locality is Campofelice di Roccella in Sicily. The current genus name Cisticola is from Ancient Greek kisthos, "rock-rose", and Latin colere, "to dwell". The specific juncidis is also from Latin and is a diminutive of iuncus, "reed".
A total of 17 subspecies are currently accepted; they fall into two main groups, with... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasai-Virar | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Chattogram | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 3 | Thiruvananthapuram | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Makassar | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 5 | Porto | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 6 | Lisbon | 🇵🇹 Portugal | |
| 7 | Savar | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | |
| 8 | Berhampore | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Rabat | 🇲🇦 Morocco | |
| 10 | Naha | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Zitting Cisticola sighting in Chattogram on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 20th most-seen of the 76 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and October
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Zitting Cisticola in Chattogram on a given day, against about 30% in March, September and December, the lowest months. April and July–August have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Zitting 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.
2nd of 120
Of the 120 cities where we can rate Zitting Cisticola sightings, Chattogram ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Vasai-Virar (India, about 50%).
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Zitting Cisticola that you can see in Chattogram (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Plain Prinia (about 60%), Common Tailorbird (about 50%) and Yellow-bellied Prinia (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Zitting Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Chattogram (24 verified sightings), 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.
