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 Tsavo West National Park on a given day, based on 126 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 380 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 and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy Cisticola in Tsavo West National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Tsavo West National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain a month against 140 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.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Ashy Cisticola sightings, Tsavo West National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Meru National Park (Kenya, about 40%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Ashy Cisticola that you can see in Tsavo West National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 30%), Tiny Cisticola (about 20%) and Winding 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 Tsavo West National Park (126 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.
