Cisticolidae

Eminia lepida Photo by Antti Seelaff (Flickr) Common name:grey-capped warbler (en); fuinha-de-barrete-cinzento (pt); éminie à calotte grise (fr); eminia (es); eminie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This African species is found from southern South Sudan and extreme north-eastern D.R.Congo, through Uganda and south-western Kenya, and into Burundi, Rwanda and northern Tanzania.Size:These birds are 13-14 cm long and weigh…

Hypergerus atriceps Photo by Steve Garvie (Wikipedia) Common name:oriole warbler (en); fuinha-de-cabeça-preta (pt); noircap loriot (fr); prinia oropéndola (es); pirolsänger (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found in West Africa, from southern Senegal to Cameroon and northern D.R. Congo.Size:These birds are 19 cm long and weigh about 30 g.Habitat:The oriole warbler is mostly found in dense…

Cisticola rufilatus Photo by Lindsay Hansch (Internet Bird Collection) Common name:tinkling cisticola (en); fuinha-rabirruiva (pt); cisticole grise (fr); cistícola gris (es); rotschwanz-zistensänger (de) Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily Cisticolidae Range:This species is found in Africa, from Gabon and Congo, through Angola and southern D.R. Congo and into Mozambique, Zimbabwe, north-eastern Namibia, Botswana and northern South Africa.Size:These birds are…

Scotocerca inquieta (Photo from Salidún) Common name:streaked scrub-warbler (en); fuinha-dos-espinheiros (pt); dromoïque vif-argent (fr); prinia desértica (es); wüstenprinie (de)Taxonomy:Order PasseriformesFamily CisticolidaeRange:This species is found from northern Mauritania and Morocco, through Algeria, Lybia and Egypt, and into the Arabian Peninsula and near Asia as far east as Pakistan and Afghanistan and as far north as southern…