Rufous cisticola
Cisticola rufus (Fraser, 1843)
The rufous cisticola (Cisticola rufus) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7.3 g to 7.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the rufous cisticola
- Weight
- 7.3 g – 7.6 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
- 3src 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 rufous cisticola live?
Not recorded
What is the rufous cisticola?
The rufous cisticola (Cisticola rufus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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Is the rufous cisticola endangered?
The rufous 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 rufous cisticola classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusCisticola
- SpeciesCisticola rufus (Fraser, 1843)
Synonyms Drymoica rufa, Neocisticola pusilla
Other names and names in other languages (27)
- RUCIEnglish
- cistícola rogencaCatalan
- cistovník rezavýCzech
- RustcisticolaDanish
- RotcistensängerGerman
- RostzistensängerGerman
- rufa cistikoloEsperanto
- Cistícola rojizoSpanish
- punaherttuFinnish
- Cisticole rouxFrench
- Cisticole rousseFrench
- riđoleđa šivalicaCroatian
- rozsdás szuharbújóHungarian
- Cisticola rossicciaItalian
- アカセッカJapanese
- rudoji cistikolaLithuanian
- Rosse GraszangerDutch
- rustgressangerNorwegian
- chwastówka rdzawaPolish
- fuinha-ruivaPortuguese
- Ржавчатая цистиколаRussian
- cistovník hrdzavýSlovak
- rostcistikolaSwedish
- Kızıl YelpazekuyrukTurkish
- таміка іржастаUkrainian
- 褐扇尾莺Chinese
- 棕草扇尾鶯Chinese
Relatives of the rufous 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
CompareRufous cisticola vs Zitting cisticolaRufous cisticola vs Golden-headed cisticolaRufous cisticola vs Rock-loving cisticolaRufous cisticola vs Red-faced cisticola
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the rufous cisticola?
An adult rufous cisticola weighs 7.3 g – 7.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the rufous cisticola endangered?
The rufous 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 rufous cisticola?
The rufous cisticola (Cisticola rufus) 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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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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