Where can you see the Grey-backed Cisticola in South Africa?

The Grey-backed Cisticola is most recorded in Western Cape (85% of records), Northern Cape (9% of records), Eastern Cape (6% of records), based on 1 475 iNaturalist observations. 24 places to stay on Spekboom have recorded the Grey-backed Cisticola on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Grey-backed Cisticola?

The Grey-backed Cisticola is recorded throughout the year in South Africa, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.

What is the Grey-backed Cisticola?

The grey-backed cisticola or red-headed cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla ) is a small passerine bird. This cisticola is a resident breeder in southernmost Angola, Namibia and western South Africa.

Go Birding

Grey-backed Cisticola

Grey-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapilla

The grey-backed cisticola or red-headed cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla ) is a small passerine bird.

from Wikipedia

Go Birding

Grey-backed Cisticola

Grey-backed CisticolaCisticola subruficapilla

The grey-backed cisticola or red-headed cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla ) is a small passerine bird.

from Wikipedia

Showing stays where you can spotGrey-backed Cisticola50+ stays list it on site or nearby

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Recorded year-round

Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.

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Records1,475 records

Curve from 1,475 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.

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Western Cape and beyond

Provinces where Grey-backed Cisticola is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.

Western Cape

85%Northern Cape

9%Eastern Cape

1,475 records, iNaturalist