genus
Cisticola
Cisticola is a genus in the family Cisticolidae. This database currently files 54 species under it, 1 of them threatened.
- Species filed
- 54
- Threatened
- 1
- Countries recorded
- 0
- With a free photo
- 85%
- Weight range
- 5 g – 24 g
Best-known members of Cisticola
Ranked by popularity score.
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
Chubb's cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Whistling cisticola
Cisticola lateralis
How threatened is Cisticola?
49 of 54 species filed here have an IUCN category on record.
| IUCN category | Species | Share of assessed |
|---|---|---|
| VUVulnerable | 1 | 2% |
| LCLeast Concern | 47 | 96% |
| DDData Deficient | 1 | 2% |
All species in Cisticola
| Common name | Scientific name | Family | Status | Weight | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zitting cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 6.81 g | Not recorded |
| Golden-headed cisticola | Cisticola exilis | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 7.04 g | Not recorded |
| Rock-loving cisticola | Cisticola aberrans | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 14.2 g | Not recorded |
| Red-faced cisticola | Cisticola erythrops | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 14.8 g | Not recorded |
| Singing cisticola | Cisticola cantans | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 11.7 g | Not recorded |
| Madagascar cisticola | Cisticola cherina | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 10 g | Not recorded |
| Chubb's cisticola | Cisticola chubbi | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 16 g | Not recorded |
| Whistling cisticola | Cisticola lateralis | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 16.8 g | Not recorded |
| Tana river cisticola | Cisticola restrictus | Cisticolidae | Data Deficient | 13.2 g | Not recorded |
| Chattering cisticola | Cisticola anonymus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.9 g | Not recorded |
| Short-winged cisticola | Cisticola brachypterus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 7.81 g | Not recorded |
| Rattling cisticola | Cisticola chiniana | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 16.1 g | Not recorded |
| Hunter's cisticola | Cisticola hunteri | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 15.5 g | Not recorded |
| Long-tailed cisticola | Cisticola angusticauda | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8.2 g | Not recorded |
| Desert cisticola | Cisticola aridulus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 9.2 g | Not recorded |
| Bubbling cisticola | Cisticola bulliens | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 15.8 g | Not recorded |
| Rufous-winged cisticola | Cisticola galactotes | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| Wailing cisticola | Cisticola lais | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 14.8 g | Not recorded |
| Black-tailed cisticola | Cisticola melanurus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8.71 g | Not recorded |
| Croaking cisticola | Cisticola natalensis | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 16.4 g | Not recorded |
| Red-pate cisticola | Cisticola ruficeps | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 9.7 g | Not recorded |
| Tinkling cisticola | Cisticola rufilatus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 11.3 g | Not recorded |
| Rufous cisticola | Cisticola rufus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 7.3 g | Not recorded |
| Grey-backed cisticola | Cisticola subruficapilla | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 9.92 g | Not recorded |
| Levaillant's cisticola | Cisticola tinniens | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 11.4 g | Not recorded |
| Trilling cisticola | Cisticola woosnami | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.5 g | Not recorded |
| Aberdare cisticola | Cisticola aberdare | Cisticolidae | Vulnerable | 24 g | Not recorded |
| Wing-snapping cisticola | Cisticola ayresii | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 7 g | Not recorded |
| Pectoral-patch cisticola | Cisticola brunnescens | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8 g | Not recorded |
| Ashy cisticola | Cisticola cinereolus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 17 g | Not recorded |
| Black-backed cisticola | Cisticola eximius | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 12 g | Not recorded |
| Neddicky | Cisticola fulvicapilla | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8.24 g | Not recorded |
| Black-lored cisticola | Cisticola nigriloris | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 19.6 g | Not recorded |
| Churring cisticola | Cisticola njombe | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 10.9 g | Not recorded |
| Chirping cisticola | Cisticola pipiens | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.5 g | Not recorded |
| Cloud cisticola | Cisticola textrix | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 10.3 g | Not recorded |
| Foxy cisticola | Cisticola troglodytes | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8.2 g | Not recorded |
| Boran cisticola | Cisticola bodessa | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 17.1 g | Not recorded |
| Carruthers's cisticola | Cisticola carruthersi | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 11.2 g | Not recorded |
| Dambo cisticola | Cisticola dambo | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8.99 g | Not recorded |
| Dorst's cisticola | Cisticola guinea | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 9.3 g | Not recorded |
| Socotra cisticola | Cisticola haesitatus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 6.92 g | Not recorded |
| Stout cisticola | Cisticola robustus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 18.5 g | Not recorded |
| Tiny cisticola | Cisticola nana | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 5 g | Not recorded |
| Pale-crowned cisticola | Cisticola cinnamomeus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 8 g | Not recorded |
| Luapula cisticola | Cisticola luapula | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| Winding cisticola | Cisticola marginatus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| Ethiopian cisticola | Cisticola lugubris | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| Lynes's cisticola | Cisticola distinctus | Cisticolidae | Not recorded | 13.9 g | Not recorded |
| Rock-loving cisticola | Cisticola emini | Cisticolidae | Not recorded | 14 g | Not recorded |
| Coastal cisticola | Cisticola haematocephalus | Cisticolidae | Least Concern | 13.1 g | Not recorded |
| White-tailed cisticola | Cisticola anderseni | Cisticolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Kilombero cisticola | Cisticola bakerorum | Cisticolidae | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lepe cisticola | Cisticola lepe | Cisticolidae | Not recorded | 13.9 g | Not recorded |