Levaillant's Cisticola
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Levaillant's Cisticola

Cisticola tinniens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Garden Route National Park
170 Verified records at Garden Route National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

Levaillant's cisticola (Cisticola tinniens), also known as the tinkling cisticola, is a small passerine bird which is native to marshlands in the uplands of Africa, southwards of the equator. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cisticola sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 170 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park

Piping Cisticola
LC

Piping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola fulvicapilla

10–20% · With luck
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

<5% · Rare
Cloud Cisticola
LC

Cloud Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola textrix

<5% · Rare
Wing-snapping Cisticola
LC

Wing-snapping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ayresii

<5% · Rare
Red-headed Cisticola
LC

Red-headed Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola subruficapilla

<5% · Rare
Wailing Cisticola
LC

Wailing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola lais

Insufficient data
Rock-loving Cisticola
LC

Rock-loving Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aberrans

Insufficient data
Bar-throated Apalis
LC

Bar-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis thoracica

40–50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

20–30% · Possible
Karoo Prinia
LC

Karoo Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia maculosa

10–20% · With luck
🐦 No photo available
LC

Cape White-eye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zosterops virens

70–80% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
20–30
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 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
2 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
4 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
5 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
6 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
7 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%
8 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Levaillant's Cisticola in Garden Route National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cisticola sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 170 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Levaillant's Cisticola in Garden Route National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Levaillant's Cisticola in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.

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