Croaking Cisticola

When to see the Croaking Cisticola

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Croaking Cisticola

The map shades 26 countries with regular records, and 5 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Liberia, Burkina Faso, Namibia, Somalia, Togo.

About the Croaking Cisticola

The croaking cisticola is an Old World warbler in the family Cisticolidae. It is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara. The croaking cisticola is an insectivorous passerine that is found in rank grassland habitats, often near swamps or water. Male cisticolas are polygamous; the female builds a discreet nest deep in the grasses, often binding living leaves into the soft fabric of felted plant-down, cobwebs, and grass. The croaking cisticola's nest is a ball shape with a side entrance; 2-4 eggs are laid.

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Easily confused with

Cloud CisticolaCisticola textrixThe cloud cisticola or tink-tink cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Rock-loving CisticolaCisticola aberransThe rock-loving cisticola is a medium sized cisticola with an overall length of 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in). Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusThe winding cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.