Levaillant's Cisticola
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Levaillant's Cisticola

Cisticola tinniens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Pilanesberg National Park
11 Verified records at Pilanesberg National Park
April 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 Pilanesberg National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Pilanesberg National Park

Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

20–30% · Possible
Piping Cisticola
LC

Piping Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola fulvicapilla

10–20% · With luck
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

5–10% · With luck
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

<5% · Rare
Rock-loving Cisticola
LC

Rock-loving Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aberrans

Insufficient data
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

20–30% · Possible
Black-chested Prinia
LC

Black-chested Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia flavicans

10–20% · With luck
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

10–20% · With luck
Burnt-neck Eremomela
LC

Burnt-neck Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela usticollis

5–10% · With luck
Bar-throated Apalis
LC

Bar-throated Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis thoracica

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Eremomela
LC

Yellow-bellied Eremomela

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eremomela icteropygialis

Insufficient data
Barred Wren-Warbler
LC

Barred Wren-Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Calamonastes fasciolatus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
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 Pilanesberg National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Levaillant's Cisticola sighting in Pilanesberg National Park, based on 11 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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