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Rock-loving Cisticola

Cisticola aberrans(Smith, A, 1843)

English (US) Rock-loving Cisticola

The Rock-loving Cisticola (Cisticola aberrans) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies) in the order Passeriformes.

Scientific name
Cisticola aberrans
Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and Allies)
Order
Passeriformes
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
English (US)
Rock-loving Cisticola
Described by
(Smith, A, 1843)
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Recognised subspecies

The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.

Taxonomic history

First described as
Drymoica aberrans
Described by
(Smith, A, 1843)
Type locality
'near Port Natal' = Durban, Natal. Type, in British Museum (Natural History), labeled interior S. Afr., fide Lynes, 1930, Ibis, Cisticola Suppl., p. 615.
Original description
Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt.17 pl.78,text

Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.

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