Cisticola aridulus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The desert cisticola (Cisticola aridulus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is present throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, although relatively absent from central and coastal western areas of the continent.
It is an insectivore. It forages primarily in grassy vegetation. Desert cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Etosha National Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 2 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 12 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 13 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 15 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 16 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 17 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 18 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 20 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Cisticola sighting in Pretoria on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 166th most-seen of the 177 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Desert Cisticola in Pretoria on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Desert 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.
Only Pretoria, in our data
Pretoria is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Desert Cisticola sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Desert Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Pretoria (5 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.
