Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola chiniana (Rattling Cisticola)
Closest Relatives at Tsavo East National Park
Coastal Cisticola
Cisticola haematocephalus
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Siffling Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Rock-loving Cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
📅 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 Tsavo East National Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Rattling Cisticola sighting in Tsavo East National Park, based on 235 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rattling Cisticola in Tsavo East National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Rattling Cisticola in Tsavo East National Park in our monthly data.