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Pectoral-patch cisticola

Cisticola brunnescens Heuglin, 1862

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The pectoral-patch cisticola (Cisticola brunnescens) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 8 g to 9 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Pectoral-patch cisticola (Cisticola brunnescens)
Photo: Brian Butcher · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pectoral-patch cisticola

Weight
8 g – 9 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.8 – 2.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pectoral-patch cisticola live?

Not recorded

What is the pectoral-patch cisticola?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pectoral-patch cisticola (Cisticola brunnescens) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Adamawa Massif, Gabon, the Congo and highlands of East Africa. Its natural habitats are damp or wet areas in upland grassland.

From the Wikipedia article “Pectoral-patch cisticola” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pectoral-patch_cisticola&oldid=1315121323), 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 pectoral-patch cisticola endangered?

The pectoral-patch 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 pectoral-patch cisticola classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusCisticola
  7. SpeciesCisticola brunnescens Heuglin, 1862
Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • PPCIEnglish
  • cistícola brunaCatalan
  • cistovník skvrnoprsýCzech
  • sisticola bronglytiogWelsh
  • Brun CisticolaDanish
  • BlasskopfzistensängerGerman
  • Blasskopf-ZistensängerGerman
  • bruna cistikoloEsperanto
  • Cistícola pectoralSpanish
  • nummiherttuFinnish
  • Cisticole brunFrench
  • Cisticole brunâtreFrench
  • Cisticole bruneFrench
  • smeđorepa šivalicaCroatian
  • fakófejű szuharbújóHungarian
  • Cisticola pettoraleItalian
  • チビオセッカJapanese
  • šviesiavainikė cistikolaLithuanian
  • BleekkopgraszangerDutch
  • BorstvlekgraszangerDutch
  • brungressangerNorwegian
  • chwastówka bladogłowaPolish
  • fuinha-peitoralPortuguese
  • Буроголовая цистиколаRussian
  • Бледноголовая цистиколаRussian
  • cistovník bledýSlovak
  • brun cistikolaSwedish
  • Kahverengi YelpazekuyrukTurkish
  • таміка світлоголоваUkrainian
  • 淡頂扇尾鶯Chinese
  • 淡顶扇尾莺Chinese

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Relatives of the pectoral-patch 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 pectoral-patch cisticola?

An adult pectoral-patch cisticola weighs 8 g – 9 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pectoral-patch cisticola endangered?

The pectoral-patch 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 pectoral-patch cisticola?

The pectoral-patch cisticola (Cisticola brunnescens) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Pectoral-patch cisticola (Cisticola brunnescens). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pectoral-patch-cisticola

MLA

“Pectoral-patch cisticola (Cisticola brunnescens).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pectoral-patch-cisticola.

BibTeX
@misc{pectoral_patch_cisticola_2026,
  title = {Pectoral-patch cisticola (Cisticola brunnescens)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pectoral-patch-cisticola},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}