Cisticolas Species Index Information
Cisticolas and allies make up the bird family Cisticolidae. The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) recognizes these all of these 168 species. 53 are in genus Cisticola and the rest are distributed amongst the other 25 genera.
Cisticola Information Page … Photos of the Different Cisticola Species for Identification
Species in taxonomic order
- Red-faced Cisticola, Cisticola erythrops
- Singing Cisticola, Cisticola cantans
- Whistling Cisticola, Cisticola lateralis
- Chattering Cisticola, Cisticola anonymus
- Trilling Cisticola, Cisticola woosnami
- Bubbling Cisticola, Cisticola bulliens
- Chubb’s Cisticola, Cisticola chubbi
- Hunter’s Cisticola, Cisticola hunteri
- Black-lored Cisticola, Cisticola nigriloris
- Lazy or Rock-loving Cisticola, Cisticola aberrans
- Boran Cisticola, Cisticola bodessa
- Rattling Cisticola, Cisticola chiniana
- Ashy Cisticola, Cisticola cinereolus
- Red-pate Cisticola, Cisticola ruficeps
- Dorst’s or Plaintive Cisticola, Cisticola guinea – formerly C. dorsti or included in C. ruficeps
- Grey or Tinkling Cisticola, Cisticola rufilatus
- Red-headed Cisticola, Cisticola subruficapillus
- Brown-backed Cisticola, Cisticola discolor
- Wailing Cisticola, Cisticola lais
- Tana River Cisticola, Cisticola restrictus
- Churring Cisticola, Cisticola njombe
- Winding Cisticola, Cisticola galactotes
- Chirping Cisticola, Cisticola pipiens
- Carruthers’ Cisticola, Cisticola carruthersi
- Levaillant’s Cisticola, Cisticola tinniens
- Stout Cisticola, Cisticola robustus
- Croaking Cisticola, Cisticola natalensis
- Piping Cisticola, Cisticola fulvicapillus
- Aberdare Cisticola, Cisticola aberdare
- Tabora Cisticola, Cisticola angusticaudus
- Slender-tailed Cisticola or Black-tailed Cisticola, Cisticola melanurus
- Siffling Cisticola, Cisticola brachypterus
- Rufous Cisticola, Cisticola rufus
- Foxy Cisticola, Cisticola troglodytes
- Tiny Cisticola, Cisticola nanus
- Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
- Socotra or Island Cisticola, Cisticola haesitatus
- Madagascar Cisticola, Cisticola cherinus
- Desert Cisticola, Cisticola aridulus
- Tink-Tink Cisticola or Cloud Cisticola, Cisticola textrix
- Black-necked Cisticola, Cisticola eximius
- Cloud-scraping Cisticola, Cisticola dambo
- Pectoral-patch Cisticola, Cisticola brunnescens
- Pale-crowned Cisticola, Cisticola cinnamomeus
- Wing-snapping Cisticola, Cisticola ayresii
- Golden-headed Cisticola, Cisticola exilis
