Piping Cisticola

Piping Cisticola

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
15 Verified records at Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park
December 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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Cisticola sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
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 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 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Piping Cisticola sighting in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Piping Cisticola in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Piping Cisticola in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park in our monthly data.

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