Short-winged Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus(Sharpe, RB, 1870)
English (US) Short-winged Cisticola
The Short-winged Cisticola (Cisticola brachypterus) 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 brachypterus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Short-winged Cisticola
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1870)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 9 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola brachypterus brachypterus
- Cisticola brachypterus hypoxanthus
- Cisticola brachypterus zedlitzi
- Cisticola brachypterus reichenowi
- Cisticola brachypterus ankole
- Cisticola brachypterus kericho
- Cisticola brachypterus katonae
- Cisticola brachypterus loanda
- Cisticola brachypterus isabellinus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymoeca brachyptera
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1870)
- Type locality
- Volta River, Gold Coast.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.6, no.24 p.476 pl.14 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cisticolas and Allies
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Neddicky
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Aberdare Cisticola
Cisticola aberdare
Long-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola angusticauda
Black-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola melanurus
Rufous Cisticola
Cisticola rufus
Foxy Cisticola
Cisticola troglodytes
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Socotra Cisticola
Cisticola haesitatus
Madagascar Cisticola
Cisticola cherina
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