Cisticola cantans
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
Singing cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Mole National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 6 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 8 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 13 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 14 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 15 | Kakum National Park | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 16 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 17 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 19 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 20 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ouagadougou | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | |
| 3 | Lilongwe | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 4 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | Accra | 🇬🇭 Ghana | |
| 6 | Abuja | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | |
| 7 | Serrekunda | 🇬🇲 Gambia | |
| 8 | Kampala | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Mole National Park on a given day, based on 70 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 127th most-seen of the 266 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola in Mole National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May–June and November, the lowest months. That is one of Mole National Park's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against almost none in January. July has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Singing 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.
3rd of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate Singing Cisticola sightings, Mole National Park ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 30%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Singing Cisticola that you can see in Mole National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rufous Cisticola (about 20%), Dorst's Cisticola (about 20%) and Rock-loving Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Singing Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Mole National Park (70 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.
