• Synonyms Red headed Cisticola, Greybacked Cisticola, Cape Wailing Warbler, Gray-backed Cisticola, Red-head Grass-Warbler, Red-headed Cisticola
  • Old latin name for bird Drymoica subruficapilla, Cisticola subruficapillus

Grey-backed Cisticolabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Song, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Song, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
  • 5.
    Call, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Song, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Call, © Alan Collett
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Song, © Sander Bot
    South Africa
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Grey-backed Cisticola

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion sw

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

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansGrysrugtinktinkie
Catalancistícola dorsigrís
Chinese灰背扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional)灰背扇尾鶯
Croatiansivoleđa šivalica
Czechcistovník šedohřbetý, Cistovník šedohrbetý
DanishRødhovedet Cisticola
DutchRotsgraszanger
EsperantoRuĝkapa cistikolo
Finnishpunalakkiherttu, punalakkiheinäkerttu, Punalakkikerttu
FrenchCisticole montagnarde, Cisticole à dos gris
GermanBergcistensänger, Berg-Cistensänger, Bergzistensänger
Hungarianhegyvidéki szuharbújó
ItalianCisticola testarossa, Beccamoschino corona castana
Japaneseハイイロセッカ
Lithuaniankalninė cistikola
NorwegianHottentottgressanger, gråryggressanger
Norwegian NynorskGråryggrassongar
Polishchwastówka szarogrzbieta
Portuguesefuinha-de-dorso-cinzento
RussianГорная цистикола, Рыжеголовая цистикола
SerbianCrvenoglava šivačica
Slovakcistovník sivochrbtý
SpanishCistícola dorsigrís, Buitrón de Cabeza Roja
Swedishgråryggig cistikola, Gråryggad grässångare
TurkishGri Sırtlı Yelpazekuyruk
Ukrainianтаміка сіроспинна