Cisticola pipiens
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The chirping cisticola (Cisticola pipiens) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.
Chirping cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chirping Cisticola sighting in Chobe National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 311th most-seen of the 373 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chirping Cisticola in Chobe National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chirping Cisticola sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Chirping Cisticola sightings, Chobe National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Moremi Game Reserve (Botswana, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chirping Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Chobe National Park (12 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
