Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola chiniana (Rattling Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Hunter's Cisticola
Cisticola hunteri
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Buff-bellied Warbler
Phyllolais pulchella
📅 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 Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 54% of visitor-days record a Rattling Cisticola sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 497 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rattling Cisticola in Lake Nakuru National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rattling Cisticola in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.