Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola chiniana (Rattling Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Rufous-winged Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Cloud Cisticola
Cisticola textrix
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Rudd's Apalis
Apalis ruddi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rattling Cisticola in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Rattling Cisticola sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, based on 455 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rattling Cisticola in iSimangaliso Wetland Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Rattling Cisticola in iSimangaliso Wetland Park in our monthly data.