Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola chiniana (Rattling Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Rufous-winged Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Cloud Cisticola
Cisticola textrix
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
📅 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 Kruger National Park?
About 39% of visitor-days record a Rattling Cisticola sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 3204 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rattling Cisticola in Kruger National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Rattling Cisticola in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.