Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola lais (Wailing Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Red-headed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Cloud Cisticola
Cisticola textrix
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
📅 Monthly Probability
🕐 When They’re Spotted
Daily activity pattern needs at least 5 timestamped observations in GBIF. Not enough data yet for this species globally.
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 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 4 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wailing Cisticola in Addo Elephant National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Wailing Cisticola sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Wailing Cisticola in Addo Elephant National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Wailing Cisticola in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.