Cisticolidae

Cisticola chiniana (Photo from Internet Bird Collection) Common name:rattling cisticola (en); fuinha-chocalheira (pt); cisticole grinçante (fr); cistícola cascabel (es); rotscheitel-zistenänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Ethiopia south to D.R. Congo, Tanzania, Angola, Zambia and Mozambique, and into northern Namibia, Botswana and north-eastern South Africa.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and…

Spiloptila clamans Photo by Patrick Bergier (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:cricket longtail (en); fuinha-de-cauda-branca (pt); prinia à front écailleux (fr); prinia charlatana (es); schuppenkopfprinie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found along a narrow belt in the Sahel, immediately south of the Sahara desert, from southern Mauritania and northern Senegal, through central Mali, southern Niger, northern Nigeria,…

Prinia maculosa Photo by Martin Flack (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:Karoo prinia (en); fuinha-malhada (pt); prinia du Karoo (fr); prinia del Karoo (es); fleckenprinie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found in South Africa, as far north as Lesotho and Bloemfontein, and into Namibia.Size:These birds are 12-15 cm long and weigh 7-11 g.Habitat:The Karoo prinia is…

Cisticola brachypterus Photo by David Beadle (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:siffling cisticola (en); fuinha-de-asa-curta (pt); cisticole à ailes courtes (fr); cistícola alicorto (es); kurzflügel-zistensänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found in sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Ethiopia and south to Angola, Zambia and southern Mozambique. They are mostly absent from the Congo river basin.Size:These birds…