Piping Cisticola
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Piping Cisticola

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park
205 Verified records at Addo Elephant National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The neddicky, or piping cisticola (Cisticola fulvicapilla), is a small passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae, which is native to Africa, southwards of the equator. Its strongholds are the light woodlands and shrublands of the subtropics and temperate regions of southern Africa. The common name, neddicky, is the Afrikaans name for the species. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Cisticola sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Rock-loving Cisticola
LC

Rock-loving Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aberrans

5–10% · Rare
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

5–10% · Rare
Red-headed Cisticola
LC

Red-headed Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola subruficapilla

<5% · Rare
Wailing Cisticola
LC

Wailing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola lais

<5% · Rare
Wing-snapping Cisticola
LC

Wing-snapping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ayresii

<5% · Rare
Levaillant's Cisticola
LC

Levaillant's Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola tinniens

<5% · Rare
Cloud Cisticola
LC

Cloud Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola textrix

Insufficient data
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

Insufficient data
Pale-crowned Cisticola
LC

Pale-crowned Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cinnamomeus

Insufficient data
Bar-throated Apalis
LC

Bar-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis thoracica

30–40% · Possible
Karoo Prinia
LC

Karoo Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia maculosa

10–20% · With luck
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
10–20
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
30–40%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
5–10%
6 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
7 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
9 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
10 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
<5%
11 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
<5%
12 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
13 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
14 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
<5%
15 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
16 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
17 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Piping Cisticola in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Cisticola sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 205 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Piping Cisticola in Addo Elephant National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Piping Cisticola in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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