Cisticolidae

Prinia gracilis Photo by Rajiv Lather (Birding in India and South Asia) Common name: graceful prinia (en); fuinha-elegante (pt); prinia gracile (fr); prinia graciosa (es); streifenprinie (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cisticolidae Range: This species is a resident breeder in north-eastern Africa and south-west Asia, from Egypt and Somalia, through the Middle East and Turkey,…

Cisticola juncidis Common name: zitting cisticola (en); fuinha-dos-juncos (pt); cisticole des joncs (fr); buitrón (es); cistensänger (de) Taxonomy: Order Passeriformes Family Cisticolidae Range: This species has a very wide breeding range, from southern Europe and North Africa, across Africa all the way to South Africa, along southern Asia and into northern Australia. Size: These small…