How big is a Singing Cisticola?

The Singing Cisticola is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.

Where can you see a Singing Cisticola?

The Singing Cisticola occurs in 29 countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Zimbabwe.

What does a Singing Cisticola sound like?

You can listen to a field recording of the Singing Cisticola on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.

What birds look similar to a Singing Cisticola?

The Singing Cisticola is most easily confused with the Wailing Cisticola, the Chubb's Cisticola and the Wing-snapping Cisticola.

Is the Singing Cisticola endangered?

The Singing Cisticola is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Singing Cisticola

Cisticola cantans

Cisticolas and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans) is a rare cisticola found in 29 countries, weighing about 12 g. The singing cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

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Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 1 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 2 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 3 — Photo: Erwin Sieben · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 4 — Photo: Erwin Sieben · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 5 — Photo: Ryan van Huyssteen · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 6 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 7 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 8 — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 9 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans), photo 10 — Photo: Zac Peterson · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

About the Singing Cisticola

The singing cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa.

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What the Singing Cisticola sounds like

Recording: Anne Ndung'u · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where it lives

Recorded as a rare visitor in Chad, South Africa.

When to see it

The Singing Cisticola can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Singing Cisticola look like?: The singing cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
How big is a Singing Cisticola?: The Singing Cisticola is a tiny sized bird weighing about 12 g.
Where can you see a Singing Cisticola?: The Singing Cisticola occurs in 29 countries, including Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and Zimbabwe.
What does a Singing Cisticola sound like?: You can listen to a field recording of the Singing Cisticola on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
What birds look similar to a Singing Cisticola?: The Singing Cisticola is most easily confused with the Wailing Cisticola, the Chubb's Cisticola and the Wing-snapping Cisticola.
Is the Singing Cisticola endangered?: The Singing Cisticola is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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