Where has the Rattling Cisticola been recorded?

Cisticola chiniana occurrence evidence comes from 661 records in 15 countries and territories, from 1859 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.

661 records
15 places
88 years recorded
Aves class

Aves Passeriformes Cisticolidae Cisticola

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

661 records across 15 countries and territories, 1859–2026.

Cisticola chiniana · GBIF taxon key 7340518

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: March. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18592026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Rattling Cisticola has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Rattling Cisticola. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

Place	Records	Share
South Africa	150
Uganda	105
Kenya	86
Mozambique	61
Botswana	51
Ethiopia	40
Tanzania	39
Angola	38
Namibia	34
Zimbabwe	32
SZ	17
Malawi	3
Congo	2
Zambia	2
Australia	1

Related animals

Others in the family Cisticolidae.

Zitting Cisticola

7,109 records

Green-backed Camaroptera

Grey-backed Camaroptera

Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.