Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola lais (Wailing Cisticola)
About the Wailing Cisticola
The wailing cisticola (Cisticola lais) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Lynes's cisticola of Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania is sometimes regarded as a subspecies of this species. The appearance of their eggs varies widely; they can be white, pale blue, spotted, or streaked. Wailing cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Golden Gate Highlands National Park
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
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 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 4 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 5 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 7 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Wailing Cisticola in Golden Gate Highlands National Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Wailing Cisticola sighting in Golden Gate Highlands National Park, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Wailing Cisticola in Golden Gate Highlands National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Wailing Cisticola in Golden Gate Highlands National Park in our monthly data.