Cisticola carruthersi
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Carruthers's cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is swamps. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Lake Mburo National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carruthers's Cisticola sighting in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 216th most-seen of the 434 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, June–July, September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carruthers's Cisticola in Queen Elizabeth National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, August, October and December–January, the lowest months.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Carruthers's Cisticola sightings, Queen Elizabeth National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 10%) and Lake Mburo National Park (Uganda, about 10%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Carruthers's Cisticola that you can see in Queen Elizabeth National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Zitting Cisticola (about 30%), Croaking Cisticola (about 20%) and Trilling Cisticola (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carruthers's Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Queen Elizabeth National Park (83 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.
