Levaillant's Cisticola
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Levaillant's Cisticola

Cisticola tinniens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kruger National Park
46 Verified records at Kruger National Park
August 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cisticola sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park

Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

30–40% · Possible
Red-faced Cisticola
LC

Red-faced Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola erythrops

10–20% · With luck
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

5–10% · With luck
Piping Cisticola
LC

Piping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola fulvicapilla

<5% · Rare
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

<5% · Rare
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

<5% · Rare
Rock-loving Cisticola
LC

Rock-loving Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aberrans

<5% · Rare
Rufous-winged Cisticola
LC

Rufous-winged Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola galactotes

<5% · Rare
Wailing Cisticola
LC

Wailing Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola lais

<5% · Rare
Wing-snapping Cisticola
LC

Wing-snapping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola ayresii

<5% · Rare
Cloud Cisticola
LC

Cloud Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola textrix

Insufficient data
Pale-crowned Cisticola
LC

Pale-crowned Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola cinnamomeus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kruger National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cisticola sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for Levaillant's Cisticola in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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