Boran Cisticola
Cisticola bodessaMearns, EA, 1913
English (US) Boran Cisticola
The Boran Cisticola (Cisticola bodessa) 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 bodessa
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Boran Cisticola
- Described by
- Mearns, EA, 1913
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola bodessa kaffensis
- Cisticola bodessa bodessa
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Cisticola subruficapilla bodessa
- Described by
- Mearns, EA, 1913
- Type locality
- Bodessa, near the Sagan River, southern Abyssinia.
- Original description
- Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 61 no.11 p.2
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Rattling Cisticola
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Ashy Cisticola
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Red-pate Cisticola
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Cisticola guinea
Tinkling Cisticola
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Grey-backed Cisticola
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