Trilling cisticola
Cisticola woosnami Ogilvie-Grant, 1908
The trilling cisticola (Cisticola woosnami) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 13.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the trilling cisticola
- Weight
- 13.5 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
- 2.4 – 2.45src 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 trilling cisticola live?
Not recorded
What is the trilling cisticola?
The trilling cisticola (Cisticola woosnami) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
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Is the trilling cisticola endangered?
The trilling 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 trilling cisticola classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusCisticola
- SpeciesCisticola woosnami Ogilvie-Grant, 1908
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- TRCIEnglish
- cistovník africkýCzech
- sisticola crychlaisWelsh
- Miombo CisticolaDanish
- MiombocistensängerGerman
- Miombo-ZistensängerGerman
- MiombozistensängerGerman
- trila cistikoloEsperanto
- Cistícola de WoosnamSpanish
- livertäjäherttuFinnish
- Cisticole de WoosnamFrench
- smeđokapa šivalicaCroatian
- Miombo-szuharbújóHungarian
- Cisticola trillanteItalian
- ススチャセッカJapanese
- balsingoji cistikolaLithuanian
- MiombograszangerDutch
- trillegressangerNorwegian
- chwastówka trelującaPolish
- fuinha-trinadoraPortuguese
- fuinha-de-woosnamPortuguese
- Голосистая цистиколаRussian
- cistovník trilkavýSlovak
- Biglišuća šivačicaSerbian
- miombocistikolaSwedish
- Zılgıtçı YelpazekuyrukTurkish
- таміка голосистаUkrainian
- 顫聲扇尾鶯Chinese
- 颤声扇尾莺Chinese
Relatives of the trilling 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
CompareTrilling cisticola vs Zitting cisticolaTrilling cisticola vs Golden-headed cisticolaTrilling cisticola vs Rock-loving cisticolaTrilling cisticola vs Red-faced cisticola
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the trilling cisticola?
An adult trilling cisticola weighs 13.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the trilling cisticola endangered?
The trilling 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 trilling cisticola?
The trilling cisticola (Cisticola woosnami) 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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