Cisticola hunteri
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Hunter's cisticola (Cisticola hunteri) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are tropical moist montane and high-elevation shrubland. It is a dueting species. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdare National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 3 | Arusha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Cisticola sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 340 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 139th most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hunter's Cisticola in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in June and August, the lowest months. That is one of Ngorongoro Conservation Area's wettest months, with about 190 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hunter's 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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Hunter's Cisticola sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Aberdare National Park (Kenya, about 80%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Hunter's Cisticola that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 20%), Winding Cisticola (about 20%) and Zitting Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hunter's Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (340 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.
