Trilling Cisticola

Trilling Cisticola

Cisticola woosnami

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Virunga National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

23 Verified sightings at Virunga National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,883 In all 12 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Trilling Cisticola

The trilling cisticola (Cisticola woosnami) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:05

Uganda · 2025

© Bernard BOUSQUET · XC1057450 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:45

Tanzania · 2022

© isaac kilusu · XC771913 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call0:09

Uganda · 2005

© András Schmidt · XC701812 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~60%
2 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~50%
3 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~30%
4 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
~20%
5 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
~10%
6 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
8 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
9 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
10 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
11 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
12 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kigali 🇷🇼 Rwanda
~10%
2 Kampala 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Trilling Cisticola in Virunga National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trilling Cisticola sighting in Virunga National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 187th most-seen of the 316 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.

When is the best time to see a Trilling Cisticola in Virunga National Park?

March, June and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Trilling Cisticola in Virunga National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–September and November–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Trilling Cisticola?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Trilling 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.

Which relatives of the Trilling Cisticola live in Virunga National Park?

Same genus: Cisticola

The closest relatives of the Trilling Cisticola that you can see in Virunga National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Chubb's Cisticola (about 30%), Zitting Cisticola (about 10%) and Winding Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Trilling Cisticola sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Trilling Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Virunga National Park (23 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.

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