Where does the Croaking Cisticola live?
Cisticola natalensis has 35,054 records in 37 countries and territories, from 1853 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 35,054 records
- 37 places
- 125 years recorded
- Aves class
AnimaliaChordataAvesPasseriformesCisticolidaeCisticola
When it is recorded
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Peak month: December. 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
18532026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 16,428 | |
| Uganda | 7,194 | |
| Kenya | 1,907 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1,819 | |
| Tanzania | 1,481 | |
| Zambia | 1,233 | |
| Ghana | 1,068 | |
| Eswatini | 853 | |
| Nigeria | 800 | |
| Mozambique | 625 | |
| Congo | 383 | |
| Rwanda | 303 | |
| DR Congo | 249 | |
| Malawi | 152 | |
| Angola | 119 | |
| Ethiopia | 101 | |
| Gabon | 84 | |
| Cameroon | 53 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 49 | |
| Benin | 46 | |
| South Sudan | 18 | |
| Burundi | 15 | |
| Gambia | 11 | |
| Senegal | 10 | |
| Central African Republic | 8 | |
| Guinea | 8 | |
| Sierra Leone | 8 | |
| Botswana | 7 | |
| Liberia | 4 | |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | |
| Namibia | 3 | |
| Somalia | 3 | |
| Togo | 3 | |
| Mali | 2 | |
| Sudan | 2 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | |
| Lesotho | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Cisticolidae.
Common Tailorbird
1,168,030 records
Zitting Cisticola
1,167,063 records
Plain Prinia
767,298 records
Ashy Prinia
628,602 records
Tawny-flanked Prinia
307,385 records
Golden-headed Cisticola
305,492 records
Yellow-bellied Prinia
303,778 records
Green-backed Camaroptera
195,326 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.