Cisticola distinctus
In 3 days <5%
Lynes's cisticola (Cisticola distinctus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Uganda and Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Lynes's cisticola is sometimes considered as a subspecies species of the wailing cisticola (Cisticola lais). The vernacular name commemorates the amateur ornithologist Rear Admiral Hubert Lynes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lynes's Cisticola sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 339th most-seen of the 369 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lynes's Cisticola in Lake Nakuru National Park 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 Lynes's 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Lynes's Cisticola sightings, Lake Nakuru National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania, under 5%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Lynes's Cisticola that you can see in Lake Nakuru National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 50%), Winding Cisticola (about 10%) and Pectoral-patch Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lynes's Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Lake Nakuru National Park (6 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.
