Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola fulvicapilla (Piping Cisticola)
About the Piping Cisticola
The neddicky, or piping cisticola (Cisticola fulvicapilla), is a small passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae, which is native to Africa, southwards of the equator. Its strongholds are the light woodlands and shrublands of the subtropics and temperate regions of southern Africa. The common name, neddicky, is the Afrikaans name for the species.
The neddicky was described by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1817 and given the binomial name Sylvia fulvicapilla. The specific epithet combines the Latin words fulvus "tawny" and -capillus "capped". The type locality is Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The species is now placed in the genus Cisticola which was erected by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829.
Nine subspecies are recognised: Cisticola fulvicapilla dispar Sousa, 1887 – southeast Gabon to northwest Zambia and central Angola Cisticola fulvicapilla muelleri Alexander, 1899 – central Zambia to Mozambique and northeast Zimbabwe
Cisticola fulvicapilla hallae Benson, 1955 – south Angola and northeast Namibia to west Zimbabwe Cisticola fulvicapilla dexter Clancey, 1971 – southeast Botswana to central Zimbabwe and... Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Cloud Cisticola
Cisticola textrix
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Gray Cisticola
Cisticola rufilatus
Red-headed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla
Drakensberg Prinia
Prinia hypoxantha
Karoo Prinia
Prinia maculosa
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 11 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 12 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 13 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 16 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 17 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 18 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Piping Cisticola in Golden Gate Highlands National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Cisticola sighting in Golden Gate Highlands National Park, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Piping Cisticola in Golden Gate Highlands National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Piping Cisticola in Golden Gate Highlands National Park in our monthly data.