Cisticola cantans
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Bale Mountains National Park | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | |
| 5 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Niokolo-Koba National Park | 🇸🇳 Senegal | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 9 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 11 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 12 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 13 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 14 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 15 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 16 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 18 | 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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola sighting in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, based on 30 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 261st most-seen of the 424 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 and July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Singing Cisticola in Murchison Falls National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and August–March, the lowest months.
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.
10th of 18
Of the 18 parks where we can rate Singing Cisticola sightings, Murchison Falls National Park ranks 10th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Arusha National Park (Tanzania, about 30%) and Gorongosa National Park (Mozambique, about 10%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Singing Cisticola that you can see in Murchison Falls National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 40%), Zitting Cisticola (about 30%) and Croaking Cisticola (about 20%), 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 Murchison Falls National Park (30 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.
