Cisticola cinereolus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The ashy cisticola (Cisticola cinereolus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Samburu National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 6 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Cisticola sighting in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, based on 176 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 112th most-seen of the 341 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Cisticola in Samburu National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy 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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ashy Cisticola sightings, Samburu National Reserve ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 40%) and Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Ashy Cisticola that you can see in Samburu National Reserve (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 10%), Zitting Cisticola (about 10%) and Desert Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Samburu National Reserve (176 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.
