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Croaking Cisticola

Cisticola natalensis · Cisticolidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsMar · Jul · Novmost records
Records15,242in 13 countries
Most seen inUganda7,461 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Croaking Cisticola
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About

Croaking Cisticola in brief

The croaking cisticola (Cisticola natalensis) is a bird of the Cisticolidae family — species of bird.

Across the 13 countries we cover it has 15,242 published records, most of them from Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, July and November.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Uganda7,461 records · best Jul, Apr
Zimbabwe1,854 records · best Jan, Feb
Zambia1,289 records · best Oct, Nov
Ghana1,112 records · best Nov, Mar
Nigeria877 records · best Oct, Jun
Eswatini856 records · best Jan, Dec
Mozambique650 records · best Dec, Nov
Republic of the Congo395 records · best Jul, Oct
Democratic Republic of the Congo309 records · best Oct, Nov
Rwanda303 records · best Jul, Mar
Gabon98 records · best Aug, Jul
Burundi20 records · best Apr, Mar
South Sudan18 records · best Jul, Nov
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.