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Rock-loving cisticola

Cisticola aberrans (A. Smith, 1843)

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The rock-loving cisticola (Cisticola aberrans) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.7 g to 15.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Rock-loving cisticola (Cisticola aberrans)
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the rock-loving cisticola

Weight
13.7 g – 15.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.4 – 2.7src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the rock-loving cisticola live?

Not recorded

What is the rock-loving cisticola?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The rock-loving cisticola (Cisticola aberrans), also known as the lazy cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa and is usually associated with rocky wooded terrain with interspersed patchy grass tussocks. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Huambo cisticola (Cisticola bailunduensis).

From the Wikipedia article “Rock-loving cisticola” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rock-loving_cisticola&oldid=1296856491), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the rock-loving cisticola endangered?

The rock-loving cisticola is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the rock-loving cisticola classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusCisticola
  7. SpeciesCisticola aberrans (A. Smith, 1843)

Synonyms Cisticola pretoriae, Drymoica aberrans, Rhathymodyta aberrans

Other names and names in other languages (33)
  • Lazy cisticolaEnglish
  • RLCIEnglish
  • LuitinktinkieAfrikaans
  • cistícola mandrosaCatalan
  • cistovník rezavočapkovýCzech
  • sisticola diogWelsh
  • Østlig KlippecisticolaDanish
  • LangschwanzcistensängerGerman
  • Langschwanz-ZistensängerGerman
  • pigra cistikoloEsperanto
  • Cistícola perezosoSpanish
  • kallioherttuFinnish
  • Cisticole paresseuxFrench
  • Cisticole des rochersFrench
  • Cisticole paresseuseFrench
  • kamenjarska šivalicaCroatian
  • hosszúfarkú szuharbújóHungarian
  • Cisticola di rocciaItalian
  • ミナミイワセッカJapanese
  • tingioji cistikolaLithuanian
  • LangstaartgraszangerDutch
  • markgressangerNorwegian
  • chwastówka skalnaPolish
  • fuinha-das-rochasPortuguese
  • fuinha-preguiçosaPortuguese
  • Длиннохвостая цистиколаRussian
  • cistovník kamenárSlovak
  • Šivačica kamenjarkaSerbian
  • långstjärtad cistikolaSwedish
  • Kaya YelpazekuyruğuTurkish
  • таміка бураUkrainian
  • 懒扇尾莺Chinese
  • 岩棲扇尾鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the rock-loving cisticola

Other species in the same genus Cisticola.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the rock-loving cisticola?

An adult rock-loving cisticola weighs 13.7 g – 15.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the rock-loving cisticola endangered?

The rock-loving 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 rock-loving cisticola?

The rock-loving cisticola (Cisticola aberrans) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rock-loving cisticola (Cisticola aberrans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/cisticola-aberrans

MLA

“Rock-loving cisticola (Cisticola aberrans).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/cisticola-aberrans.

BibTeX
@misc{cisticola_aberrans_2026,
  title = {Rock-loving cisticola (Cisticola aberrans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cisticola-aberrans},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}