Cisticola luapula
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The Luapula cisticola (Cisticola luapula) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. The Luapula cisticola is monotypic. This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, coastal cisticola and Ethiopian cisticola.
This species is found in eastern Angola, Lake Mweru (south-eastern DRC), Zambia, northern and north-eastern Namibia, northern Botswana and north-western Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.
Media related to Cisticola luapula at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Cisticola luapula at Wikispecies Black-backed cisticola (A pre-split name for Luapula and Rufous-winged cisticola) - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chobe National Park | 🇧🇼 Botswana | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Moremi Game Reserve | 🇧🇼 Botswana |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Luapula Cisticola sighting in Kafue National Park on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 244th most-seen of the 338 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May–June and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Luapula Cisticola in Kafue National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July–September and November–February, the lowest months. Those are among Kafue National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 290 mm in January.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Luapula 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Luapula Cisticola sightings, Kafue National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Chobe National Park (Botswana, under 5%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Luapula Cisticola that you can see in Kafue National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Croaking Cisticola (about 20%), Zitting Cisticola (about 10%) and Rattling Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Luapula Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Kafue National Park (22 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.
