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Where to see the Zitting Cisticola in South Africa

Hosts have recorded the Zitting Cisticola at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.

Cisticola juncidis

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Zitting Cisticola
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When and where to find the Zitting Cisticola

Hosts have recorded the Zitting Cisticola at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve and Kwandwe Private Game Reserve.

Best hours of the day

  • The first hours after sunrise, and late afternoon. Birds call and feed most in the cool.
  • Midday. Quieter, especially in summer heat.

Where to base yourself

  • Western Cape

    Western Cape

    Anysberg · Rocherpan · De Hoop

    Self-driveMalaria-free
    Stays in Western Cape
    Western Cape
  • Limpopo

    Limpopo

    Kruger

    Self-drive
    Stays in Limpopo
    Limpopo
  • Eastern Cape

    Eastern Cape

    Kwandwe

    Guided drivesMalaria-free
    Stays in Eastern Cape
    Eastern Cape
  • KwaZulu-Natal

    KwaZulu-Natal

    Hluhluwe-Imfolozi · iSimangaliso Wetland

    Stays in KwaZulu-Natal
    KwaZulu-Natal

Ways to look

Drive yourself

Your own vehicle and pace, on the park's roads.

Where hosts record it

KrugerAnysbergRocherpanDe HoopGrootvadersbosch

Guided drives from a lodge

A guide who knows where to look, with off-road and night drives in the private reserves.

Where hosts record it

Kwandwe

Species

Cisticola juncidis

Records

762

iNaturalist observations

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Questions travellers ask

A record means a host has seen the Zitting Cisticola on the property or nearby. It is never a guarantee of a sighting.

Which parks and reserves are best for the Zitting Cisticola in South Africa?

Hosts on Spekboom have recorded the Zitting Cisticola at stays in or beside Kruger National Park, Anysberg Nature Reserve, Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, Rocherpan Nature Reserve, De Hoop Nature Reserve and Grootvadersbosch 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 Zitting Cisticola in South Africa?

The Zitting Cisticola is most recorded in KwaZulu-Natal (30% of records), Western Cape (27% of records), Gauteng (11% of records), based on 762 iNaturalist observations. 50 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Zitting Cisticola on site or nearby.

When is the best time to see the Zitting Cisticola?

The Zitting 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. Kruger National Park: Apr-Sep; Anysberg Nature Reserve: Autumn and spring, Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Kwandwe Private Game Reserve: year-round, best Mar-May, Sep-Nov; Rocherpan Nature Reserve: Winter and spring for birds and flowers, Jun-Oct. In the dry months animals concentrate at water and the grass is short.

What is the Zitting Cisticola?

The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis), is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia.

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Where to stay for a chance to see the Zitting Cisticola

Every stay on the Zitting Cisticola page lists the species its host has recorded on or near the property. A record is a sighting, never a promise.

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