Cisticola nana
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The tiny cisticola (Cisticola nana) 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.
BirdLife International 2004. Cisticola nanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tiny Cisticola sighting in Meru National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th most-seen of the 243 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tiny Cisticola in Meru National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, June, September–October and 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 midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tiny Cisticola sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Tiny Cisticola sightings, Meru National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Tiny Cisticola that you can see in Meru National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Ashy Cisticola (about 40%) 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 Tiny Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Meru National Park (29 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.
