Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola natalensis (Croaking Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Hunter's Cisticola
Cisticola hunteri
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kidepo Valley National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 2 | Queen Elizabeth National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 3 | Murchison Falls National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 4 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 5 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 6 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 7 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 9 | Nairobi National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 10 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 11 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 13 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 14 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 17 | Kibale National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 18 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 19 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 20 | Semuliki National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda | |
| 21 | Amboseli National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 22 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Croaking Cisticola in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Croaking Cisticola sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 44 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Croaking Cisticola in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
April has the highest sighting rate for Croaking Cisticola in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.