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Singing cisticola

Cisticola cantans (Heuglin, 1869)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.7 g to 16 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the singing cisticola

Weight
11.7 g – 16 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
2.75 – 3src 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 singing cisticola live?

Not recorded

What is the singing cisticola?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

It is native to northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

From the Wikipedia article “Singing cisticola” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Singing_cisticola&oldid=1356698804), 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 singing cisticola endangered?

The singing 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 singing cisticola classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusCisticola
  7. SpeciesCisticola cantans (Heuglin, 1869)

Synonyms Drymoeca cantans

Other names and names in other languages (34)
  • SICIEnglish
  • Singende TinktinkieAfrikaans
  • cistícola cantaireCatalan
  • cistovník zpěvavýCzech
  • sisticola persainWelsh
  • SangcisticolaDanish
  • WeißbrauencistensängerGerman
  • Graurücken-ZistensängerGerman
  • Rostflügel-ZistensängerGerman
  • Weißbrauen-ZistensängerGerman
  • kanta cistikoloEsperanto
  • Cistícola cantorSpanish
  • kyläherttuFinnish
  • kyläheinäkerttuFinnish
  • Cisticole chanteurFrench
  • Cisticole chanteuseFrench
  • cvrkutava šivalicaCroatian
  • barnásfehér szuharbújóHungarian
  • Cisticola canoraItalian
  • ウタイセッカJapanese
  • cistikola giesmininkėLithuanian
  • WitbrauwgraszangerDutch
  • kantorgressangerNorwegian
  • chwastówka rdzawogłowaPolish
  • fuinha-cantoraPortuguese
  • Певчая цистиколаRussian
  • Белобровая цистиколаRussian
  • cistovník spevavýSlovak
  • Pevajuća šivačicaSerbian
  • vitbrynad cistikolaSwedish
  • Ötücü YelpazekuyrukTurkish
  • таміка співочаUkrainian
  • 歌扇尾莺Chinese
  • 鳴唱扇尾鶯Chinese

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Relatives of the singing 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 singing cisticola?

An adult singing cisticola weighs 11.7 g – 16 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the singing cisticola endangered?

The singing 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 singing cisticola?

The singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/singing-cisticola

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BibTeX
@misc{singing_cisticola_2026,
  title = {Singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/singing-cisticola},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}