Cisticola cinnamomeus
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In 3 days ~10%
The pale-crowned cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Cisticola cinnamomeus was split from Cisticola brunnescens (pectoral-patch cisticola); since 2000 it has been recognised as a separate species by most world bird-listing authorities.
It is found in Africa from eastern South Africa to Gabon and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are damp or marshy areas in upland grassland. Pectoral-patch cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-crowned Cisticola sighting in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 266th most-seen of the 351 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-crowned Cisticola in iSimangaliso Wetland Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-crowned 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.
Only iSimangaliso Wetland Park, in our data
iSimangaliso Wetland Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Pale-crowned Cisticola sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Pale-crowned Cisticola that you can see in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 30%), Rufous-winged Cisticola (about 20%) and Croaking Cisticola (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-crowned Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (31 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.
