Cisticola cinereolus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The ashy cisticola (Cisticola cinereolus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Cisticola sighting in Meru National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 40th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Cisticola in Meru National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, September and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Meru National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against almost none in July. May and July–August have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy 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.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ashy Cisticola sightings, Meru National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Ashy Cisticola that you can see in Meru National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Tiny Cisticola (about 20%) and Zitting Cisticola (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Meru National Park (54 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.
