Cisticola robustus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Stout Cisticola sighting in Serengeti National Park on a given day, based on 69 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 281st most-seen of the 469 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Stout Cisticola in Serengeti National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August–September and December–June, the lowest months.
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.
6th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Stout Cisticola sightings, Serengeti National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Nairobi National Park (Kenya, about 20%), 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 Serengeti National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 50%), Zitting Cisticola (about 20%) and Winding Cisticola (about 20%), 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 Serengeti National Park (69 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.
