Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythrops(Hartlaub, KJG, 1857)
English (US) Red-faced Cisticola
The Red-faced Cisticola (Cisticola erythrops) 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 erythrops
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Red-faced Cisticola
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1857)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola erythrops erythrops
- Cisticola erythrops pyrrhomitra
- Cisticola erythrops niloticus
- Cisticola erythrops sylvia
- Cisticola erythrops nyasa
- Cisticola erythrops lepe
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymoeca erythrops
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG, 1857)
- Type locality
- Calabar, Nigeria.
- Original description
- System der Ornithologie Westafrica's p.58
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Singing Cisticola
Cisticola cantans
Whistling Cisticola
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Chattering Cisticola
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Trilling Cisticola
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Chubb's Cisticola
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