Rattling Cisticola bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBushveld Grass Warbler, Rattler Grass-Warbler
Old latin name for birdCisticola fortis, Cisticola chinianus, Drymoica chiniana
OrderPerching birds / Passeriformes
FamilyCisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae
GenusCisticola
Breeding regionAfrica
Breeding subregionc, e, s

Rattling Cisticola bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, © Derek Solomon
    Zimbabwe
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 3.
    Alarm call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 4.
    Call, © Simon Carter
    Kenya
  • 5.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
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    Song, © Peter Boesman
    South Africa
  • 7.
    Alarm call, © Faansie Peacock
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 9.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
  • 10.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    Ethiopia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Rattling Cisticola

Rattling Cisticola subspecies (17)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cisticola chiniana bensonis Zambia-No
Cisticola chiniana campestrisse Mozambique and e South Africa-No
Cisticola chiniana chinianase Botswana and Zimbabwe to sc Mozambique and c South Africa-No
Cisticola chiniana emendatusMalawi, se Tanzania and n Mozambique-No
Cisticola chiniana fischerinc Tanzania-No
Cisticola chiniana fortisGabon to c Angola, s DR Congo and Zambia-No
Cisticola chiniana fraterc Namibia-No
Cisticola chiniana frickis Ethiopia and n Kenya-No
Cisticola chiniana heterophryscoastal Kenya and Tanzania-No
Cisticola chiniana humilise Uganda and w Kenya-No
Cisticola chiniana keithisc Tanzania-No
Cisticola chiniana mbeyas Tanzania-No
Cisticola chiniana proceruse Zambia, s Malawi and c Mozambique-No
Cisticola chiniana simplexs Sudan, ne DR Congo and n Uganda-No
Cisticola chiniana smithersis Angola and n Namibia to w Zimbabwe-No
Cisticola chiniana ukambac Kenya and n Tanzania-No
Cisticola chiniana victoriasw Kenya and n Tanzania-No

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansBosveldtinktinkie
Catalancistícola grinyolant
Chinese巧扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional)輕捷扇尾鶯
Croatianbjelogrla šivalica
Czechcistovník pokřovní, Cistovník velký
DanishAcaciecisticola, Akaciecisticola
DutchRatelgraszanger
Esperantocistikolo
Finnishakaasiaherttu, Akaasiaheinäkerttu, akasiaherttu
FrenchCisticole grinçante, Cisticole à crécerelles, Cisticole à tête rouge
GermanRotscheitel-Zistenänger, Rotscheitel-Cistensänger, Rotscheitel-Zistensänger
Hungarianvöröskoronás szuharbújó
ItalianBeccamoschino strepitante, Cisticola raganella
Japaneseアフリカセッカ, ムヂボウシセッカ
Lithuanianrusvapetė cistikola
NorwegianTorngressanger, torngressanger
Norwegian NynorskTorngrassongar
Polishchwastówka rechocząca, chwastówka rechoczaca
Portuguesefuinha-chocalheira
RussianРыжеплечая цистикола
SerbianŠivačica čavrljanka
ShonaTimba
Slovakcistovník hnedotemenný, Cistovníkovec hnedotemenný
SpanishBuitrón Estupendo, Cistícola cascabel
SwahiliKidenenda Taratara
Swedishakaciacistikola, Akaciagrässångare
TsongaMantsiyana
TswanaLekgêrê
TurkishRendeci Yelpazekuyruk
Ukrainianтаміка іржастоголова
ZuluiNqoba