Rufous-winged Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes(Temminck, CJ, 1821)
English (US) Rufous-winged Cisticola
The Rufous-winged Cisticola (Cisticola galactotes) 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 galactotes
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous-winged Cisticola
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola galactotes isodactylus
- Cisticola galactotes galactotes
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Malurus galactotes
- Described by
- (Temminck, CJ, 1821)
- Type locality
- Nouvelle-Hollande'; error: South Africa (probably near Durban), fide Lynes, 1930, Ibis, Cisticola Suppl., p. 634; Durban, Natal, suggested by Clancey, 1964, Birds Natal Zululand, p. 373.
- Original description
- Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.11, vol.3 pl.65 fig.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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