Cisticola textrix
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Cloud Cisticola sighting in West Coast National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 192 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.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cloud Cisticola in West Coast National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of West Coast National Park's driest months, with about 5 mm of rain against 70 mm in June.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cloud Cisticola sightings, West Coast National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in De Hoop Nature Reserve (South Africa, about 10%) and Golden Gate Highlands National Park (South Africa, about 10%).
Same genus: Cisticola
The closest relatives of the Cloud Cisticola that you can see in West Coast National Park (genus Cisticola, Cisticolas) are Red-headed Cisticola (about 50%) and Levaillant's Cisticola (about 30%), 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 West Coast National Park (8 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.
