Cisticola woosnami
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The trilling cisticola (Cisticola woosnami) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 6 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 8 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Trilling Cisticola sighting in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, based on 79 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 249th 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 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trilling Cisticola in Masai Mara National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in May to March, the lowest months. That is one of Masai Mara National Reserve's wettest months, with about 140 mm of rain against 15 mm in July.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Trilling 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.
7th of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Trilling Cisticola sightings, Masai Mara National Reserve ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 60%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 50%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Trilling 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 Trilling Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Masai Mara National Reserve (79 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.
