• Synonyms Shortwinged Cisticola, Siffling Cisticola, Shortwing Grass-Warbler, Siftling Cisticola
  • Old latin name for bird Cisticola brachyptera, Drymoeca brachyptera

Short-winged Cisticolabird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Alarm call, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Uganda
  • 3.
    Song, © James Bradley
    Kenya
  • 4.
    Song, © Josh Engel
    Malawi
  • 5.
    Song, © Derek Solomon
    Zambia
  • 6.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
  • 7.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • 8.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Congo (Democratic Republic)
  • 9.
    Song, © Bram Piot
    Senegal
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Short-winged Cisticola

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Short-winged Cisticola subspecies (9)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Cisticola brachypterus ankolee DR Congo and s Uganda to nw Tanzania-No
Cisticola brachypterus brachypterusSenegal and Gambia to w Sudan, n DR Congo and n Angola-No
Cisticola brachypterus hypoxanthusne DR Congo, s Sudan and n Uganda-No
Cisticola brachypterus isabellinuse Zambia and s Tanzania to Mozambique-No
Cisticola brachypterus katonaec Kenya to n Tanzania-No
Cisticola brachypterus kerichosw Kenya-No
Cisticola brachypterus loandac Angola to s DR Congo and w Zambia-No
Cisticola brachypterus reichenowis Somalia to ne Tanzania-No
Cisticola brachypterus zedlitziEritrea and Ethiopia-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansKortvlerktinktinkie
Catalancistícola alacurta
Chinese短翅扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional)短翅扇尾鶯
Croatiankratkokrila šivalica
Czechcistovník drobný
DanishKortvinget Cisticola
DutchKortvleugelgraszanger, Kortvleugel-graszanger
EsperantoLarĝflugila cistikolo
FinnishLatvusheinäkerttu, latvusherttu
FrenchCisticole des savanes, Cisticole à ailes courtes
GermanKurzflügelcistensänger, Kurzflügel-Zistensänger, Kurzflügel-Cistensänger
Hungarianrövidszárnyú szuharbújó
ItalianCisticola alicorte, Beccamoschino alibrevi
Japaneseネヅミセッカ, クチブエセッカ
Lithuaniantrumpasparnė cistikola
Norwegianvislegressanger
Norwegian NynorskVislegrassongar
Polishchwastówka sawannowa
Portuguesefuinha-d'asa-curta
RussianКороткокрылая цистикола
Slovakcistovník krátkokrídly
SpanishCistícola alicorto, Buitrón Chismoso
SwahiliKidenenda Mpigamluzi
Swedishkortvingad cistikola, Kortvingad grässångare
TurkishKısa Kanatlı Yelpazekuyruk
Ukrainianтаміка саванова