The Chirping Cisticola is a small bird of wetlands and flooded grassland in south-central Africa. It has a greyish-brown back, brown head and grey throat.
It has a greyish-brown back, brown head, grey throat, black bill and pink legs.
It uses reedbeds, flooded grassland and papyrus swamps, and holds a territory year-round. During breeding, the male sings from vegetation and displays in flight.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.