Cisticola chubbi
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In 3 days >90%
Chubb's cisticola (Cisticola chubbi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests. There are four subspecies:
It is territorial. It spends most of its time in dense vegetation. In duets, males trill and females whistle. Females produce longer and lower-pitched notes. Chubb's cisticolas also sometimes sing in choruses of up to five; this is most common at the end of breeding season. Solo singing is very rare.
Duets and choruses are likely primarily for the purpose of territorial defense. They are always done while in sight of the other participating bird(s)—less than 1 meter apart. They perform dance-like movements such as moving their tails and flapping their wings to make snapping noises.
They sing from elevated places. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 2 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 3 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Virunga National Park | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
| 5 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 6 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 7 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kigali | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Chubb's Cisticola sighting in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 443 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 156 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April–June and October
In those months about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Chubb's Cisticola in Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against about 70% in January and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chubb's 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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Chubb's Cisticola sightings, Volcanoes National Park has the highest daily chance: about 80%. Next come Nyungwe National Park (Rwanda, about 70%) and Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Uganda, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Cisticolidae
The closest relatives of the Chubb's Cisticola that you can see in Volcanoes National Park (family Cisticolidae, Cisticolas and Allies) are Black-faced Apalis (about 20%), Chestnut-throated Apalis (about 20%) and Ruwenzori Apalis (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chubb's Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcanoes National Park (443 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.
