Cisticola angusticauda
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The long-tailed cisticola (Cisticola angusticauda), also known as the Tabora cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is widespread across Zambia, Tanzania and neighbouring areas. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tabora Cisticola sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, based on 114 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 214th most-seen of the 398 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tabora Cisticola in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March, May–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Masai Mara National Reserve's wettest months, with about 100 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tabora Cisticola sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Tabora Cisticola sightings, Masai Mara National Reserve ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 20%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 20%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Tabora Cisticola that you can see in Masai Mara National Reserve (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 30%), Stout Cisticola (about 20%) and Pectoral-patch Cisticola (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tabora Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Masai Mara National Reserve (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.
