Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola natalensis (Croaking Cisticola)
The croaking cisticola (Cisticola natalensis) is an Old World warbler in the family Cisticolidae. It is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara. The croaking cisticola is an insectivorous passerine that is found in rank grassland habitats, often near swamps or water. Male cisticolas are polygamous; the female builds a discreet nest deep in the grasses, often binding living leaves into the soft fabric of felted plant-down, cobwebs, and grass. The croaking cisticola's nest is a ball shape with a side entrance; 2-4 eggs are laid. This is the largest cisticola. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park
Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Rufous-winged Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Stierling's Barred Warbler
Calamonastes stierlingi
Greencap Eremomela
Eremomela scotops
Yellow-throated Apalis
Apalis flavigularis
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Croaking Cisticola at Liwonde National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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