Tiny cisticola
Cisticola nana Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
The tiny cisticola (Cisticola nana) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the tiny cisticola
- Weight
- 5 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
- 3.65src 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 tiny cisticola live?
Not recorded
What is the tiny cisticola?
The tiny cisticola (Cisticola nana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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Is the tiny cisticola endangered?
The tiny 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 tiny cisticola classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusCisticola
- SpeciesCisticola nana Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
Synonyms Cisticola nanus
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- TICIEnglish
- cistícola nanaCatalan
- cistovník malinkýCzech
- sisticola bychanWelsh
- DværgcisticolaDanish
- DornbuschcistensängerGerman
- Dornbusch-ZistensängerGerman
- nana cistikoloEsperanto
- Cistícola enanoSpanish
- pikkuherttuFinnish
- Cisticole nainFrench
- Cisticole naineFrench
- mala šivalicaCroatian
- tüskésbozóti szuharbújóHungarian
- Cisticola minuscolaItalian
- ヒメセッカJapanese
- mažoji cistikolaLithuanian
- Kleine GraszangerDutch
- alvegressangerNorwegian
- chwastówka małaPolish
- fuinha-anãPortuguese
- Цистикола-крошкаRussian
- cistovník malýSlovak
- dvärgcistikolaSwedish
- Minik YelpazekuyrukTurkish
- таміка ефіопськаUkrainian
- 小扇尾莺Chinese
- 極小扇尾鶯Chinese
Relatives of the tiny 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
CompareTiny cisticola vs Zitting cisticolaTiny cisticola vs Golden-headed cisticolaTiny cisticola vs Rock-loving cisticolaTiny cisticola vs Red-faced cisticola
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the tiny cisticola?
An adult tiny cisticola weighs 5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the tiny cisticola endangered?
The tiny 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 tiny cisticola?
The tiny cisticola (Cisticola nana) 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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