Cisticola galactotes
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In 3 days <5%
The rufous-winged cisticola (Cisticola galactotes) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found on the east coast of southern Africa. This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the Luapula cisticola, coastal cisticola and Ethiopian cisticola.
It is found in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps. Media related to Cisticola galactotes at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Cisticola galactotes at Wikispecies
Black-backed cisticola (A pre-split name for Rufous-winged cisticola) - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durban | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Cisticola sighting in Kruger National Park on a given day, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 357th most-seen of the 464 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Cisticola in Kruger National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-winged 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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Rufous-winged Cisticola sightings, Kruger National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa, about 20%) and uMkhuze Game Reserve (South Africa, under 5%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Rufous-winged Cisticola that you can see in Kruger National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Rattling Cisticola (about 40%), Red-faced Cisticola (about 20%) and Zitting Cisticola (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-winged Cisticola is recorded against all the birds logged in Kruger National Park (37 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.
