Carruthers's cisticola
Cisticola carruthersi Ogilvie-Grant, 1909
The carruthers's cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11 g to 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the carruthers's cisticola
- Weight
- 11 g – 12 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.8 – 2.9src 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 carruthers's cisticola live?
Not recorded
What is the carruthers's cisticola?
Carruthers's cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Its natural habitat is swamps.
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Is the carruthers's cisticola endangered?
The carruthers's 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 carruthers's cisticola classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusCisticola
- SpeciesCisticola carruthersi Ogilvie-Grant, 1909
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- CACIEnglish
- cistovník papyrusovýCzech
- sisticola CarruthersWelsh
- Papyrus CisticolaDanish
- PapyruscistensängerGerman
- PapyruszistensängerGerman
- papirusa cistikoloEsperanto
- Cistícola de CarruthersSpanish
- Cistícola de CarruthernsSpanish
- papyrusherttuFinnish
- Cisticole de CaruthersFrench
- Cisticole de CarruthersFrench
- papirusova šivalicaCroatian
- papirusz szuharbújóHungarian
- Cisticola di CarruthersItalian
- クロボウシセッカJapanese
- papirusinė cistikolaLithuanian
- PapyrusgraszangerDutch
- sumpgressangerNorwegian
- chwastówka papirusowaPolish
- fuinha-dos-papirosPortuguese
- fuinha-de-carruthersPortuguese
- Папирусовая цистиколаRussian
- cistovník šachorovýSlovak
- papyruscistikolaSwedish
- Carruthers YelpazekuyruğuTurkish
- таміка заїрськаUkrainian
- 卡氏扇尾莺Chinese
- 卡拉氏扇尾鶯Chinese
Relatives of the carruthers's 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
CompareCarruthers's cisticola vs Zitting cisticolaCarruthers's cisticola vs Golden-headed cisticolaCarruthers's cisticola vs Rock-loving cisticolaCarruthers's cisticola vs Red-faced cisticola
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the carruthers's cisticola?
An adult carruthers's cisticola weighs 11 g – 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the carruthers's cisticola endangered?
The carruthers's 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 carruthers's cisticola?
The carruthers's cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi) 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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