Black-backed Cisticola
Cisticola eximius(Heuglin, MT, 1869)
English (US) Black-backed Cisticola
The Black-backed Cisticola (Cisticola eximius) 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 eximius
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Black-backed Cisticola
- Described by
- (Heuglin, MT, 1869)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola eximius occidens
- Cisticola eximius winneba
- Cisticola eximius eximius
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymoeca eximia
- Described by
- (Heuglin, MT, 1869)
- Type locality
- upper Gazelle River (= Bahr al Ghazal), Sudan.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.2, vol.5, no.17 p.106 pl.3 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cisticolas and Allies
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Cisticola haesitatus
Madagascar Cisticola
Cisticola cherina
Desert Cisticola
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Cloud Cisticola
Cisticola textrix
Dambo Cisticola
Cisticola dambo
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Golden-headed Cisticola
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