Cisticola distinctus
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Lynes's cisticola (Cisticola distinctus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Uganda and Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Lynes's cisticola is sometimes considered as a subspecies species of the wailing cisticola (Cisticola lais). The vernacular name commemorates the amateur ornithologist Rear Admiral Hubert Lynes. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Lake Nakuru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Lynes's Cisticola sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 273rd most-seen of the 519 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Lynes's Cisticola in Ngorongoro Conservation Area on a given day, against under 5% in March, June–October and December–January, the lowest months. Those are among Ngorongoro Conservation Area's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against almost none in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lynes's 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Lynes's Cisticola sightings, Ngorongoro Conservation Area has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Lake Nakuru National Park (Kenya, under 5%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Lynes's Cisticola that you can see in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 20%), Winding Cisticola (about 20%) and Hunter's Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lynes's Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (99 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.
