Cisticola robustus
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The stout cisticola (Cisticola robustus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are boreal forest, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 4 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 5 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Addis Ababa | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Stout Cisticola sighting in Nairobi National Park on a given day, based on 357 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 371 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.
December
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Stout Cisticola in Nairobi National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stout Cisticola sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Stout Cisticola sightings, Nairobi National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, about 10%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Stout Cisticola that you can see in Nairobi National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Winding Cisticola (about 50%), Singing Cisticola (about 40%) and Rattling Cisticola (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stout Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Nairobi National Park (357 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.
