Cisticola nana
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The tiny cisticola (Cisticola nana) 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.
BirdLife International 2004. Cisticola nanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 3 | Meru National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 4 | Tsavo East National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 5 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tiny Cisticola sighting in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 219th most-seen of the 345 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.
July, October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tiny Cisticola in Tsavo East National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–June, August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between midnight and 3 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tiny Cisticola sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Tiny Cisticola sightings, Tsavo East National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Mkomazi National Park (Tanzania, about 30%), Tsavo West National Park (Kenya, about 20%) and Meru National Park (Kenya, about 20%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Tiny Cisticola that you can see in Tsavo East National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Ashy Cisticola (about 10%) and Rattling Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tiny Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Tsavo East National Park (24 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.
