Rufous Cisticola

Cisticola rufus (Fraser, 1843)

7.3 gWeight

The rufous cisticola (Cisticola rufus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Ghana, Cameroon, Gambia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: February–March · Most records: Ghana, Cameroon, Gambia

Rufous Cisticola has been recorded at 27 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 7 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Mole NPGhana83 records
Benoue NPCameroon39 records
Mole NP – Asibey Loop/Haraba track vicinityGhana39 records

More places

Mole NP – Samole Loop & waterholeGhana30 records
Mole NP – Samole loopGhana22 records
Mole NP – Mole Hotel & waterholeGhana17 records
TujerengGambia13 records
Amurum Forest ReserveNigeria11 records
Yankari Game ReserveNigeria8 records
Tono Dam & vicinityGhana7 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Ghana Cameroon Gambia Nigeria Senegal Togo Burkina Faso

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The rufous cisticola (Cisticola rufus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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Questions

How big is the Rufous Cisticola?

The Rufous Cisticola weighs around 7.3 g.

Where does the Rufous Cisticola live?

Its breeding range: Africa: Senegal and Gambia to Cameroon and western Central African Republic. It is most often recorded in Ghana, Cameroon and Gambia.