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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Rattling Cisticola sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Selous Game Reserve
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Tawny-flanked Prinia
Prinia subflava
Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Stierling's Barred Warbler
Calamonastes stierlingi
Red-winged Warbler
Heliolais erythropterus
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Purple-banded Sunbird
Cinnyris bifasciatus
African Golden-Weaver
Ploceus subaureus
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
Collared Sunbird
Hedydipna collaris
📅 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 Selous Game Reserve?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Rattling Cisticola sighting in Selous Game Reserve, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rattling Cisticola in Selous Game Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Rattling Cisticola in Selous Game Reserve in our monthly data.