---
title: "Fuinha-chocalheira"
description: "Cisticola chiniana — Aves. The rattling cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/rattling-cisticola
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Fuinha-chocalheira

> Cisticola chiniana — Aves. The rattling cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa.

- Scientific name: *Cisticola chiniana*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 3503
- Wikidata: [Q2225630](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2225630)
- iNaturalist taxon: [72729](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/72729)

## Names

- en: Rattling Cisticola
- de: Rotscheitelcistensänger
- es: Cistícola Cascabel
- fr: Cisticole grinçante
- nl: Ratelgraszanger
- pt: Fuinha-chocalheira
- pl: Chwastówka rechocząca

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (1966), TZ (180), KE (152), BW (115), NA (91), ZW (72), ET (28), ZM (27), MW (25), SZ (19), UG (18), MZ (12)

## Summary

The rattling cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa. It is a common to abundant species in open savanna and scrubland habitats, whether in arid, moist or upland regions. Especially during summer, it is highly conspicuous due to its strident and repetitive call-notes from prominent perches.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattling_cisticola

## Photo

![Fuinha-chocalheira](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/rattling-cisticola/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben Keen · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190701297

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/rattling-cisticola?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).