Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulusWitherby, HF, 1900
English (US) Desert Cisticola
The Desert Cisticola (Cisticola aridulus) 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 aridulus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Desert Cisticola
- Described by
- Witherby, HF, 1900
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola aridulus aridulus
- Cisticola aridulus lavendulae
- Cisticola aridulus tanganyika
- Cisticola aridulus lobito
- Cisticola aridulus perplexus
- Cisticola aridulus kalahari
- Cisticola aridulus traylori
- Cisticola aridulus caliginus
- Cisticola aridulus eremicus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cisticola aridula
- Described by
- Witherby, HF, 1900
- Type locality
- about 60 miles south of Khartoum, White Nile = Gerazi, fide Lynes, 1930, Ibis, Cisticola Suppl., p. 619.
- Original description
- Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 11 p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cisticolas and Allies
Rufous Cisticola
Cisticola rufus
Foxy Cisticola
Cisticola troglodytes
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Socotra Cisticola
Cisticola haesitatus
Madagascar Cisticola
Cisticola cherina
Cloud Cisticola
Cisticola textrix
Black-backed Cisticola
Cisticola eximius
Dambo Cisticola
Cisticola dambo
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
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