Cisticola cinereolus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Cisticola sighting in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 161st most-seen of the 345 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Cisticola in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October, the lowest months. That is one of Tsavo East National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 130 mm in November.
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.
6th of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ashy Cisticola sightings, Tsavo East National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 40%), Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%) and Samburu National Reserve (Kenya, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo East National Park (56 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.
