Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola chiniana (Rattling Cisticola)
The rattling cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa. It is a common to abundant species in open savanna and scrubland habitats, whether in arid, moist or upland regions. Especially during summer, it is highly conspicuous due to its strident and repetitive call-notes from prominent perches. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Rattling Cisticola sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gonarezhou National Park
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Greencap Eremomela
Eremomela scotops
Bar-throated Apalis
Apalis thoracica
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
Eremomela icteropygialis
Stierling's Barred Warbler
Calamonastes stierlingi
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
📅 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 Gonarezhou National Park?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Rattling Cisticola sighting in Gonarezhou National Park, based on 37 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rattling Cisticola in Gonarezhou National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rattling Cisticola in Gonarezhou National Park in our monthly data.