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bird · Passeriformes · Cisticolidae
Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870) — also called WACI, Wailing Cisticola (Wailing). Occurrence records of the Wailing Cisticola are shared on GBIF from around 29 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all UKhahlamba / Drakensberg Park (1 013 records), in 6 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernCisticolidae
29reserves with records
2 564records around them
6provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| UKhahlamba / Drakensberg ParkProtected area | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 1 013 |
| Suikerbosrant Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 470 |
| Golden Gate Highlands National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 249 |
| Royal Natal National ParkNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 185 |
| Verloren Valei Nature ReserveProtected area | MP Mpumalanga | 172 |
| Barberton Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 99 |
| Lekgalameetse Provincial ParkWildlife sanctuary | LP Limpopo | 36 |
| Ntsikeni Nature ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 35 |
| Mzimkulwana Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 33 |
| Melville KoppiesNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 32 |
| Witzieshoek NaturellereserweNature reserve | FS Free State | 27 |
| Giant's Castle Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 26 |
| Lotheni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 24 |
| Loteni Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 23 |
| Alice Glockner Nature ReserveProtected area | GP Gauteng | 21 |
| Coleford Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 18 |
| Mount Currie Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 16 |
| Long Tom Pas-Private Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 15 |
| Wolhuterskop Game and Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | FS Free State | 15 |
| Pretorius KloofNature reserve | FS Free State | 13 |
| Gustav Kungbiel Nature ReserveNature reserve | MP Mpumalanga | 11 |
| Lake Eland Game ReserveGame reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 8 |
| Clarens Village Nature ReserveNature reserve | FS Free State | 5 |
| Vryheid Hill Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 5 |
| Blougat Municipal Nature ReserveNature reserve | GP Gauteng | 3 |
| Vergelegen Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 3 |
| QwaQwa National ParkNational park | FS Free State | 3 |
| Lalibela Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 2 |
| uMngeni Plateau Nature ReserveNature reserve | KZN KwaZulu-Natal | 2 |
By province
- KwaZulu-Natal
- 13 reserves
- Free State
- 6 reserves
- Gauteng
- 4 reserves
- Mpumalanga
- 4 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 1 reserve
- Limpopo
- 1 reserve
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Scientific name
- Cisticola lais
- GBIF taxon
- 2492814
- Wikidata
- Q2225735
More of the Cisticolidae family
NeddickyTawny-flanked PriniaBar-throated ApalisLevaillant's CisticolaKaroo PriniaGreen-backed CamaropteraRattling CisticolaZitting CisticolaGrey-backed CisticolaYellow-breasted ApalisBlack-chested PriniaLazy CisticolaDrakensberg PriniaWing-snapping CisticolaCloud CisticolaCroaking CisticolaDesert CisticolaRufous-eared WarblerRudd's ApalisGrey-backed CamaropteraRed-faced CisticolaBurnt-neck EremomelaYellow-bellied EremomelaNamaqua WarblerPale-crowned CisticolaRufous-winged CisticolaBarred Wren-WarblerCinnamon-breasted WarblerStierling's Wren-Warbler
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.