Stout Cisticola

Cisticola robustus (Rüppell, 1845)

18 gWeight

The stout cisticola (Cisticola robustus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Busiest months: August and November · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: August and November · Most records: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania

Stout Cisticola has been recorded at 83 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 8 countries and regions.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Nairobi NPKenya998 records
Maasai Mara NR – Mara TriangleKenya494 records
Maasai Mara NRKenya179 records

More places

Lake Nakuru NPKenya119 records
Maasai Mara NR – Eastern SectionKenya97 records
Queen Elizabeth II NPUganda72 records
Maasai Mara NR – Central sectionKenya63 records
Kakamega Forest NR – Zimmerman Plot/Isecheno Forest StationKenya59 records
Maasai Mara NR – Talek PlainsKenya56 records
Kakamega Forest NRKenya53 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Kenya Uganda Tanzania Ethiopia Rwanda Zambia Angola Congo - Kinshasa

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 stout cisticola (Cisticola robustus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are boreal forest, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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