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Tinkling cisticola

Cisticola rufilatus (Hartlaub, 1870)

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The tinkling cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 11.3 g to 12 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Tinkling cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus)
Photo: Francesco Veronesi from Italy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the tinkling cisticola

Weight
11.3 g – 12 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
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 tinkling cisticola live?

Not recorded

What is the tinkling cisticola?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The tinkling cisticola or grey cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savannah.

Note that the name tinkling cisticola is also used as an alternative name for Levaillant's cisticola (Cisticola tinniens).

From the Wikipedia article “Tinkling cisticola” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tinkling_cisticola&oldid=1379847890), 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 tinkling cisticola endangered?

The tinkling 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 tinkling cisticola classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyCisticolidae
  6. genusCisticola
  7. SpeciesCisticola rufilatus (Hartlaub, 1870)

Synonyms Drymoica rufilata

Other names and names in other languages (35)
  • Gray cisticolaEnglish
  • Grey cisticolaEnglish
  • Grey cisticolaEnglish
  • TICIEnglish
  • RooitinktinkieAfrikaans
  • Cistícola grisaCatalan
  • cistícola TinklingCatalan
  • cistovník narezavělýCzech
  • Sisticola tinciogWelsh
  • Grå CisticolaDanish
  • RotschwanzcistensängerGerman
  • Rotschwanz-ZistensängerGerman
  • griza cistikoloEsperanto
  • Cistícola grisSpanish
  • سبدنشین جیرینگیPersian
  • tiukuherttuFinnish
  • Cisticole grisFrench
  • Cisticole des tailliesFrench
  • Cisticole griseFrench
  • riđorepa šivalicaCroatian
  • vörösfarkú szuharbújóHungarian
  • Cisticola grigiaItalian
  • マミジロセッカJapanese
  • rusvanugarė cistikolaLithuanian
  • RoodstaartgraszangerDutch
  • blekbryngressangerNorwegian
  • chwastówka rdzawosternaPolish
  • fuinha-rabirruivaPortuguese
  • Краснохвостая цистиколаRussian
  • cistovník cengavýSlovak
  • kalaharicistikolaSwedish
  • Kalahari YelpazekuyruğuTurkish
  • таміка рудохвостаUkrainian
  • 灰扇尾莺Chinese
  • 灰扇尾鶯Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the tinkling cisticola

Other species in the same genus Cisticola.

CompareTinkling cisticola vs Zitting cisticolaTinkling cisticola vs Golden-headed cisticolaTinkling cisticola vs Rock-loving cisticolaTinkling cisticola vs Red-faced cisticola

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the tinkling cisticola?

An adult tinkling cisticola weighs 11.3 g – 12 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the tinkling cisticola endangered?

The tinkling 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 tinkling cisticola?

The tinkling cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Tinkling cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/tinkling-cisticola

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BibTeX
@misc{tinkling_cisticola_2026,
  title = {Tinkling cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/tinkling-cisticola},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}