Levaillant's Cisticola
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Levaillant's Cisticola

Cisticola tinniens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Aberdare National Park
15 Verified records at Aberdare National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Levaillant's cisticola (Cisticola tinniens), also known as the tinkling cisticola, is a small passerine bird which is native to marshlands in the uplands of Africa, southwards of the equator. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cisticola sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Aberdare National Park

Hunter's Cisticola
LC

Hunter's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola hunteri

60–70% · Likely
Aberdare Cisticola
VU Endemic

Aberdare Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aberdare

30–40% · Possible
Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

10–20% · With luck
Red-faced Cisticola
LC

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

5–10% · With luck
Singing Cisticola
LC

Singing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cantans

<5% · Rare
Stout Cisticola
LC

Stout Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola robustus

<5% · Rare
Wing-snapping Cisticola
LC

Wing-snapping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ayresii

<5% · Rare
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

<5% · Rare
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
LC

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Cisticola brunnescens

Insufficient data
Gray-capped Warbler
LC

Gray-capped Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eminia lepida

20–30% · Possible
Chestnut-throated Apalis
LC

Chestnut-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis porphyrolaema

20–30% · With luck
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

20–30% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Levaillant's Cisticola in Aberdare National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cisticola sighting in Aberdare National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Levaillant's Cisticola in Aberdare National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Levaillant's Cisticola in Aberdare National Park in our monthly data.

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