Rattling Cisticola

What the Rattling Cisticola sounds like

Recorded by Rion Lerm · Call, song, wind · Phalaborwa, Mopani, Limpopo, South Africa · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Rattling Cisticola

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

Where to see the Rattling Cisticola

The map shades 17 countries with regular records, and 1 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 Gabon.

About the Rattling Cisticola

The rattling cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa. It is a common to abundant species in open savanna and scrubland habitats, whether in arid, moist or upland regions. Especially during summer, it is highly conspicuous due to its strident and repetitive call-notes from prominent perches.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

NeddickyCisticola fulvicapillaThe neddicky is a small, vocal, dull-coloured brown bird, 11 cm in length. Levaillant's CisticolaCisticola tinniensLevaillant's cisticola is a small, 12–15 cm long, dull-coloured bird with a longish tail and a reddish cap. Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisThe golden-headed cisticola is a small species, growing to 9–11.5 cm (3.5–4.5 in) long and weighing 6–10 g (0.21–0.35 oz), with males slightly heavier than females.