Wing-snapping cisticola
Cisticola ayresii Hartlaub, 1863
The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii) is a species in the family Cisticolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 7 g to 7.3 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the wing-snapping cisticola
- Weight
- 7 g – 7.3 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
- 2.2 – 2.6src 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 wing-snapping cisticola live?
Not recorded
What is the wing-snapping cisticola?
The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii), also known as Ayres' cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.
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Is the wing-snapping cisticola endangered?
The wing-snapping 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 wing-snapping cisticola classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae
- genusCisticola
- SpeciesCisticola ayresii Hartlaub, 1863
Other names and names in other languages (29)
- WSCIEnglish
- Kleinste KlopkloppieAfrikaans
- cistícola d'AyresCatalan
- cistovník krátkoocasýCzech
- sisticola AyresWelsh
- Vingesmælds CisticolaDanish
- ZwergcistensängerGerman
- ZwergzistensängerGerman
- flugilfrapa cistikoloEsperanto
- Cistícola de AyresSpanish
- päristäjäherttuFinnish
- Cisticole gratte-nuageFrench
- klepetava šivalicaCroatian
- törpe szuharbújóHungarian
- Cisticola schioccanteItalian
- タンビセッカJapanese
- nykštukinė cistikolaLithuanian
- DwerggraszangerDutch
- smellegressangerNorwegian
- chwastówka klaskającaPolish
- fuinha-de-ayresPortuguese
- fuinha-estalidantePortuguese
- Карликовая цистиколаRussian
- cistovník plieskavýSlovak
- knäppcistikolaSwedish
- Küçük YelpazekuyrukTurkish
- таміка карликоваUkrainian
- 振翅扇尾鶯Chinese
- 艾氏扇尾莺Chinese
Relatives of the wing-snapping 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
CompareWing-snapping cisticola vs Zitting cisticolaWing-snapping cisticola vs Golden-headed cisticolaWing-snapping cisticola vs Rock-loving cisticolaWing-snapping cisticola vs Red-faced cisticola
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the wing-snapping cisticola?
An adult wing-snapping cisticola weighs 7 g – 7.3 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the wing-snapping cisticola endangered?
The wing-snapping 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 wing-snapping cisticola?
The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii) 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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