Cisticola textrix
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The cloud cisticola or tink-tink cisticola (Cisticola textrix) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zambia, and its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Cloud cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Hoop Nature Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Golden Gate Highlands National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | West Coast National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cloud Cisticola sighting in Golden Gate Highlands National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 95th most-seen of the 108 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cloud Cisticola in Golden Gate Highlands National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April–May and July–November, the lowest months. That is one of Golden Gate Highlands National Park's wettest months, with about 110 mm of rain against 15 mm in June. March has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cloud Cisticola sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cloud Cisticola sightings, Golden Gate Highlands National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Cloud Cisticola that you can see in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Levaillant's Cisticola (about 50%), Wailing Cisticola (about 30%) and Wing-snapping Cisticola (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cloud Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Golden Gate Highlands National Park (6 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.
