• Synonyms Great Grass Warbler, Striped Cisticola, Great Grass-Warbler, Striped Grass-Warbler
  • Old latin name for bird Drymoica natalensis

Croaking Cisticolabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 3.
    Song, © Étienne Leroy
    Gabon
  • 4.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Song, © Martin St-Michel
    Uganda
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Croaking Cisticola

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Croaking Cisticola subspecies (8)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cisticola natalensis argenteuss Ethiopia, n Kenya and s Somalia-No
Cisticola natalensis holubiisw Zambia, ne Botswana and w Zimbabwe-No
Cisticola natalensis huambow, c Angola-No
Cisticola natalensis inexpectatusc Ethiopia-No
Cisticola natalensis katangane Angola to sw Tanzania and n Malawi-No
Cisticola natalensis natalensisse Kenya, c, e Tanzania to e Zambia, Malawi and e South Africa-No
Cisticola natalensis strangeiSenegal and Gambia to sw Sudan, Uganda, w, c Kenya and n Tanzania-No
Cisticola natalensis tongac Sudan-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGroottinktinkie
Catalancistícola gralladora
Chinese蛙声扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional)呱叫扇尾鶯
Croatiankrupnokljuna šivalica
Czechcistovník tlustozobý
DanishBuskcisticola
DutchNatalgraszanger
EsperantoKvakocistikolo
FinnishRaakkujaheinäkerttu, raakkujaherttu
FrenchCisticole striée
GermanStrichelzistensänger, Strichelcistensänger, Strichel-Cistensänger
Hungariantüskés szuharbújó
ItalianBeccamoschino del Natal, Cisticola gracidante
Japaneseナゲキセッカ, エリフセッカ
Lithuanianraiboji cistikola
Norwegiankvekkegressanger
Norwegian NynorskKvekkegrassongar
Polishchwastówka kraczaca, chwastówka kracząca
PortugueseFuinha de Natal, Fuinha do Natal, fuinha-do-natal, fuinha-de-natal, Fuinha-de-Natal
RussianПёстрая цистикола
ShonaTimba
Slovakcistovník škriekavý
SpanishBuitrón Gruñidor, Cistícola de Natal
SwahiliKidenenda Kusi
SwedishBuskgrässångare, buskcistikola
TsongaMatinti
TurkishNatal Yelpazekuyruğu
Ukrainianтаміка строката
XhosaIgabhoyi
ZuluiBhoyi