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Long-tailed cisticola

Cisticola angusticauda Reichenow, 1891

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The long-tailed cisticola (Cisticola angusticauda) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 8.2 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Long-tailed cisticola (Cisticola angusticauda)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the long-tailed cisticola

Weight
8.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.5src 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 long-tailed cisticola live?

Not recorded

What is the long-tailed cisticola?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The long-tailed cisticola (Cisticola angusticauda), also known as the Tabora cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is widespread across Zambia, Tanzania and neighbouring areas.

From the Wikipedia article “Long-tailed cisticola” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Long-tailed_cisticola&oldid=1380595304), 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 long-tailed cisticola endangered?

The long-tailed 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. What the categories mean.

How is the long-tailed cisticola classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusCisticola
  7. SpeciesCisticola angusticauda Reichenow, 1891

Synonyms Cisticola simplicissima

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Tabora cisticolaEnglish
  • Tabora cisticolaEnglish
  • TACIEnglish
  • cistícola cuallargaCatalan
  • cistovník úzkoocasýCzech
  • sisticola TaboraWelsh
  • TaboracistensängerGerman
  • Tabora-ZistensängerGerman
  • TaborazistensängerGerman
  • stretvosta cistikoloEsperanto
  • Cistícola colifinoSpanish
  • riukupyrstöherttuFinnish
  • riukupyrstöheinäkerttuFinnish
  • Cisticole à queue fineFrench
  • olovastoleđa šivalicaCroatian
  • Tabora szuharbújóHungarian
  • Cisticola di TaboraItalian
  • オナガセッカJapanese
  • taborinė cistikolaLithuanian
  • TaboragraszangerDutch
  • miombogressangerNorwegian
  • chwastówka długosternaPolish
  • fuinha-rabilongaPortuguese
  • fuinha-de-cauda-finaPortuguese
  • Острохвостая цистиколаRussian
  • cistovník dlhochvostýSlovak
  • taboracistikolaSwedish
  • Tabora YelpazekuyruğuTurkish
  • таміка довгохвостаUkrainian
  • 塔伯扇尾莺Chinese
  • 塔伯拉扇尾鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the long-tailed cisticola

Other species in the same genus Cisticola.

CompareLong-tailed cisticola vs Zitting cisticolaLong-tailed cisticola vs Golden-headed cisticolaLong-tailed cisticola vs Rock-loving cisticolaLong-tailed cisticola vs Red-faced cisticola

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the long-tailed cisticola?

An adult long-tailed cisticola weighs 8.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the long-tailed cisticola endangered?

The long-tailed 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 long-tailed cisticola?

The long-tailed cisticola (Cisticola angusticauda) 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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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Long-tailed cisticola (Cisticola angusticauda). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-cisticola

MLA

“Long-tailed cisticola (Cisticola angusticauda).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-cisticola.

BibTeX
@misc{long_tailed_cisticola_2026,
  title = {Long-tailed cisticola (Cisticola angusticauda)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/long-tailed-cisticola},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}