Grey-backed Cisticola bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsRed headed Cisticola, Greybacked Cisticola, Cape Wailing Warbler, Gray-backed Cisticola, Red-head Grass-Warbler, Red-headed Cisticola
Old latin name for birdDrymoica subruficapilla, Cisticola subruficapillus
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyCisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae
GenusCisticola
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionsw

Grey-backed Cisticola bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
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    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
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    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
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    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
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    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
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    Song, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
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    Song, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
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    Song, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Grey-backed Cisticola

Grey-backed Cisticola subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cisticola subruficapilla jamesisc South Africa-No
Cisticola subruficapilla karasensiss Namibia and interior nw South Africa-No
Cisticola subruficapilla namaquaw Karoo region (w South Africa and s Namibia)-No
Cisticola subruficapilla newtonisw Angola and nw Namibia-No
Cisticola subruficapilla subruficapillasw to s South Africa-No
Cisticola subruficapilla windhoekensisc Namibia-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrysrugtinktinkie
Catalancistícola dorsigrís
Chinese灰背扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional)灰背扇尾鶯
Croatiansivoleđa šivalica
CzechCistovník šedohrbetý, cistovník šedohřbetý
DanishRødhovedet Cisticola
DutchRotsgraszanger
EsperantoRuĝkapa cistikolo
FinnishPunalakkikerttu, punalakkiheinäkerttu, punalakkiherttu
FrenchCisticole à dos gris, Cisticole montagnarde
GermanBerg-Cistensänger, Bergzistensänger, Bergcistensänger
Hungarianhegyvidéki szuharbújó
ItalianCisticola testarossa, Beccamoschino corona castana
Japaneseハイイロセッカ
Lithuaniankalninė cistikola
NorwegianGråryggressanger, gråryggressanger, Hottentottgressanger
Norwegian NynorskGråryggrassongar
Polishchwastówka szarogrzbieta
Portuguesefuinha-de-dorso-cinzento
RussianРыжеголовая цистикола, Горная цистикола
SerbianCrvenoglava šivačica
Slovakcistovník sivochrbtý
SpanishCistícola dorsigrís, Buitrón de Cabeza Roja
SwedishGråryggad grässångare, gråryggig cistikola
TurkishGri Sırtlı Yelpazekuyruk
Ukrainianтаміка сіроспинна