Madagascar cisticola
Cisticola cherina (A. Smith, 1843)
The madagascar cisticola (Cisticola cherina) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 9.85 g to 10 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Quick facts about the madagascar cisticola
- Weight
- 10 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
- 3.9src 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 madagascar cisticola live?
Not recorded
What is the madagascar cisticola?
The Madagascar cisticola (Cisticola cherina) is a species of bird in the cisticola family (Cisticolidae). It inhabits areas to the west of the ˞Indian Ocean. It forms a superspecies with the closely related zitting cisticola and the Socotra cisticola.
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Is the madagascar cisticola endangered?
The madagascar 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 madagascar cisticola classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusCisticola
- SpeciesCisticola cherina (A. Smith, 1843)
Synonyms Cisticola cherinus, Cisticola cherinus cherinus, Drymoica cherina
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- MACIEnglish
- Madagascan cisticolaEnglish
- Madagascan cisticolaEnglish
- cistícola de MadagascarCatalan
- sisticola MadagasgarWelsh
- MadagaskarcisticolaDanish
- MadagaskarcistensängerGerman
- Madagaskar-ZistensängerGerman
- MadagaskarzistensängerGerman
- madagaskara cistikoloEsperanto
- Cistícola malgacheSpanish
- madagaskarinherttuFinnish
- Cisticole malgacheFrench
- Cisticole de madagascarFrench
- madagaskarska šivalicaCroatian
- madagaszkári szuharbújóHungarian
- Cisticola del MadagascarItalian
- Beccamoschino del MadagascarItalian
- マダガスカルセッカJapanese
- madagaskarinė cistikolaLithuanian
- TintsinaMalagasy
- MadagaskargraszangerDutch
- gassercistussangerNorwegian
- chwastówka malgaskaPolish
- fuinha-malgaxePortuguese
- fuinha-de-madagascarPortuguese
- fuinha-de-madagáscarPortuguese
- Мадагаскарская цистиколаRussian
- cistovník madagaskarskýSlovak
- Madagaskarska šivačicaSerbian
- madagaskarcistikolaSwedish
- Madagaskar YelpazekuyruğuTurkish
- таміка мадагаскарськаUkrainian
- 马岛扇尾莺Chinese
- 馬達加斯加扇尾鶯Chinese
Relatives of the madagascar 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

Chubb's cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
CompareMadagascar cisticola vs Zitting cisticolaMadagascar cisticola vs Golden-headed cisticolaMadagascar cisticola vs Rock-loving cisticolaMadagascar cisticola vs Red-faced cisticola
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the madagascar cisticola?
An adult madagascar cisticola weighs 10 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the madagascar cisticola endangered?
The madagascar 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 madagascar cisticola?
The madagascar cisticola (Cisticola cherina) 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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