Piping Cisticola
Cisticola fulvicapilla
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
- GenusCisticola (Cisticolas)
- SpeciesCisticola fulvicapilla (Piping Cisticola)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Liwonde National Park
Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Rufous-winged Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
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 Piping 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
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 6 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 9 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 10 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 11 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 12 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 13 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 14 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 15 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 16 | Lower Zambezi National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 17 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |