Boran cisticola
Cisticola bodessa Mearns, 1913
The boran cisticola (Cisticola bodessa) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 14 g to 21 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the boran cisticola
- Weight
- 14 g – 21 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 4src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the boran cisticola live?
Not recorded
What is the boran cisticola?
The Boran cisticola (Cisticola bodessa) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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Is the boran cisticola endangered?
The boran cisticola is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the boran cisticola classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusCisticola
- SpeciesCisticola bodessa Mearns, 1913
Synonyms Cisticola chiniana bodessa, Cisticola subruficapilla bodessa
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- BOCIEnglish
- cistícola BoranCatalan
- cistovník východoafrickýCzech
- sisticola BoranWelsh
- BorancistensängerGerman
- Boran-ZistensängerGerman
- BoranzistensängerGerman
- borana cistikoloEsperanto
- Cistícola boranaSpanish
- etiopianherttuFinnish
- Cisticole des BoransFrench
- bjelotrba šivalicaCroatian
- Boran-szuharbújóHungarian
- Cisticola del BoranItalian
- エチオピアセッカJapanese
- boraninė cistikolaLithuanian
- BorangraszangerDutch
- boranagressangerNorwegian
- chwastówka stokowaPolish
- fuinha-boranPortuguese
- fuinha-dos-boranasPortuguese
- Боранская цистиколаRussian
- cistovník okrovohlavýSlovak
- borancistikolaSwedish
- Boran YelpazekuyruğuTurkish
- таміка боранськаUkrainian
- 波朗扇尾鶯Chinese
- 鲍伦扇尾莺Chinese
Relatives of the boran cisticola
Other species in the same genus Cisticola.
Zitting cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Golden-headed cisticola
Cisticola exilis
Rock-loving cisticola
Cisticola aberrans
Red-faced cisticola
Cisticola erythrops
Singing cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Madagascar cisticola
Cisticola cherina
CompareBoran cisticola vs Zitting cisticolaBoran cisticola vs Golden-headed cisticolaBoran cisticola vs Rock-loving cisticolaBoran cisticola vs Red-faced cisticola
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the boran cisticola?
An adult boran cisticola weighs 14 g – 21 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the boran cisticola endangered?
The boran cisticola is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the boran cisticola?
The boran cisticola (Cisticola bodessa) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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