
Grey-backed Cisticola
The grey-backed cisticola or red-headed cisticola (Cisticola subruficapilla) is a small passerine bird.
Spesie-insigte
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.
Curve from 1,475 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property and not from this province. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Grey-backed Cisticola is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
1,475 records, iNaturalist
Parke waar gashere die Grey-backed Cisticola aanteken
Verblyfplekke wat teruggee
Regoor die Wes-Kaap
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Black backed jackal · Honey badger
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 350 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom
Gee terug aan Pietersfontein Conservancy
Vanaf R 1,155 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Black wildebeest · Bontebok
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 5,636 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Gemsbok · Greater kudu
Gee terug aan Wolwekraal Nature Reserve
Vanaf R 5,060 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom
Vanaf R 630 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Prys op aanvraag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Southern right whale
Vanaf R 4,640 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,180 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Bontebok · Southern right whale
Prys op aanvraag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 220 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 680 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Cape fur seal
Vanaf R 1,560 per nag
Word gereeld gesien · Voëlkykervriendelik · Fynbos-bioom · Black backed jackal · Honey badger
Gee terug aan BirdLife South Africa
Vanaf R 1,500 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 180 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Albany-ruigte-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 230 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 300 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,460 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,590 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,730 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,750 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Sukkulente Karoo-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 1,750 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,990 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Fynbos-bioom
Vanaf R 1,990 per nag
Grey-backed Cisticola hier aangeteken · Albany-ruigte-bioom · Spekboom
Vanaf R 320 per nag
Southern right whales, sea cliffs, and Hermanus's harbour town
Sien plekke wat teruggeeBeplan ’n reis
Wanneer en waar om die Grey-backed Cisticola te vind
Gashere het die Grey-backed Cisticola gesien by verblyfplekke in of langs Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve and Anysberg Nature Reserve.
Beste tye van die dag
- Die eerste ure ná sonop, en laatmiddag. Voëls roep en vreet meestal in die koelte.
- Middaguur. Stiller, veral in die somerhitte.
Hoe om te kyk
Ry self
Jou eie voertuig en pas, op die park se paaie.
Waar gashere dit aanteken
Spesie
Cisticola subruficapilla
Waarnemings
1,475
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
Vrae wat reisigers vra
’n Waarneming beteken dat ’n gasheer die Grey-backed Cisticola op die eiendom of naby gesien het. Dit waarborg nooit dat jy dit sal sien nie.
Which parks and reserves are best for the Grey-backed Cisticola in Western Cape?
Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Grey-backed Cisticola at stays in or beside Cederberg Wilderness Area, Goukamma Nature Reserve, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Gamkaberg Nature Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve and De Hoop Nature Reserve and other reserves. A record means a host has seen it on the property or nearby, which makes these the places to base yourself; it is never a guarantee of a sighting on any given day.
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. 63 places to stay on Spekboom in Western Cape 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, so no month is the wrong month to look for it. For the parks where hosts record it most, these are the best seasons they give. Cederberg Wilderness Area: Sep-Apr, flowers Aug-Oct; Goukamma Nature Reserve: year-round, warm Oct-Apr; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Gamkaberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.
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.
































