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bird · Passeriformes · Cisticolidae

Desert Cisticola

Cisticola aridulus Witherby, 1900 — also called DECI. Occurrence records of the Desert Cisticola are shared on GBIF from around 18 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Free State National Botanical Garden (242 records), in 6 provinces.

IUCN: Least concernCisticolidae
18reserves with records
919records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category

Where it is recorded

ReserveProvinceRecords
Free State National Botanical GardenBotanical gardenFS Free State242
Rooipoort Nature ReserveNature reserveNC Northern Cape188
Faan Meintjes Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West148
Marrick Private Game ReservePrivate game reserveNC Northern Cape133
Soetdoring Nature ReserveNature reserveFS Free State111
Mokala National ParkNational parkNC Northern Cape39
Bateleur Nature Reserve & Stamvrug Hiking TrailsNature reserveLP Limpopo16
Atherstone Nature ReserveProtected areaLP Limpopo12
Marico Biosphere ReserveBiosphere reserveNW North West6
Umzi Wethu Conservation AcademyNature reserveEC Eastern Cape4
Spitskop NatuurtuinNature reserveNC Northern Cape3
Koppies Dam Nature ReserveNature reserveFS Free State3
Boskop Dam Nature ReserveNature reserveNW North West3
Pikkie Park ConservancyPrivate game reserveFS Free State3
Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserveGP Gauteng2
Billy Duvenhage Nature ReserveNature reserveNC Northern Cape2
Moolmanshoek Leadership centreNature reserveFS Free State2
Moolmanshoek Private Game ReserveNature reserveFS Free State2

By province

Free State
6 reserves
Northern Cape
5 reserves
North West
3 reserves
Limpopo
2 reserves
Gauteng
1 reserve
Eastern Cape
1 reserve

Taxonomy

Class
Aves
Scientific name
Cisticola aridulus
GBIF taxon
2492800
Wikidata
Q2226510

Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.