Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola chiniana (Rattling Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Coastal Cisticola
Cisticola haematocephalus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
African Tailorbird
Artisornis metopias
📅 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 Mkomazi National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Rattling Cisticola sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 72 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rattling Cisticola in Mkomazi National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rattling Cisticola in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.