Desert Cisticola bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsDesert Fantail Warbler, Desert Grass-Warbler
Old latin name for birdCisticola aridula
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyCisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae
GenusCisticola
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionwidespread

Desert Cisticola bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song and call, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 2.
    Call, song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
  • 4.
    Song, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Song, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Alarm call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Song, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Call, © Hans Matheve
    Ethiopia
  • 9.
    Song, © James Lidster
    Namibia
  • 10.
    Call, © isaac kilusu
    Tanzania
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Desert Cisticola

Desert Cisticola subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cisticola aridulus ariduluss Mauritania and Senegal to Sudan-No
Cisticola aridulus caliginuss Mozambique and e South Africa-No
Cisticola aridulus eremicuss Angola and n Namibia to Zimbabwe-No
Cisticola aridulus kalaharic Namibia and s Botswana to n South Africa-No
Cisticola aridulus lavendulaeEritrea, Ethiopia, nw Somalia and n Kenya-No
Cisticola aridulus lobitow Angola-No
Cisticola aridulus perplexusn Zambia-No
Cisticola aridulus tanganyikac Kenya to n Tanzania-No
Cisticola aridulus traylorie Angola and w Zambia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansWoestynklopkloppie
Catalancistícola del desert
Chinese漠扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional)沙漠扇尾鶯
Croatianpustinjska šivalica
Czechcistovník pouštní, cistovník suchomilný, Cistovník skvrnitoocasý
DanishØrkencisticola
DutchKalaharigraszanger, Kalahari-graszanger
EsperantoDezerta cistikolo
EstonianKõnnu-rohulind
Finnisharoherttu, Aroheinäkerttu
FrenchCisticole du désert
FrisianWoastyngerssjonger
GalicianCarriza do deserto
GermanKalaharizistensänger, Kalahari-Cistensänger, Kalahari-Zistensänger, Kalaharicistensänger
Hungariankalahári szuharbújó
IrishCeolaire gaineamhlaigh
ItalianCisticola del deserto, Beccamoschino del deserto
Japaneseサバクセッカ
Lithuaniandykuminė cistikola
NorwegianØrkengressanger, ørkengressanger
Norwegian NynorskØrkengrassongar
Polishchwastówka pustynna
Portuguesefuinha-do-deserto, Fuinha do deserto
RussianПустынная цистикола
SerbianPustinjska šivačica
ShonaKadhi-idhi-i
Slovakcistovník púštny
SpanishBuitrón del Desierto, Cistícola del Kalahari
SwahiliKidenenda-jangwa
Swedishökencistikola, Ökengrässångare
TsongaMatinti
TurkishÇöl Yelpazekuyruğu
Ukrainianтаміка пустельна
WelshSisticola'r diffeithwch