Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola chiniana (Rattling Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Tabora Cisticola
Cisticola angusticauda
Trilling Cisticola
Cisticola woosnami
Black-necked Cisticola
Cisticola eximius
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
📅 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 Serengeti National Park?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Rattling Cisticola sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 2241 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rattling Cisticola in Serengeti National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Rattling Cisticola in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.