Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais(Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1870)
English (US) Wailing Cisticola
The Wailing Cisticola (Cisticola lais) 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 lais
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Not Evaluated
- English (US)
- Wailing Cisticola
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1870)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 7 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola lais namba
- Cisticola lais semifasciatus
- Cisticola lais mashona
- Cisticola lais oreobates
- Cisticola lais monticola
- Cisticola lais lais
- Cisticola lais maculatus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymoica lais
- Described by
- (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO, 1870)
- Type locality
- Natal.
- Original description
- Die Vögel Ost-Afrikas p.237
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cisticolas and Allies
Ashy Cisticola
Cisticola cinereolus
Red-pate Cisticola
Cisticola ruficeps
Dorst's Cisticola
Cisticola guinea
Tinkling Cisticola
Cisticola rufilatus
Grey-backed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla
Lynes's Cisticola
Cisticola distinctus
Tana River Cisticola
Cisticola restrictus
Churring Cisticola
Cisticola njombe
Coastal Cisticola
Cisticola haematocephalus
White-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola anderseni
Luapula Cisticola
Cisticola luapula
Chirping Cisticola
Cisticola pipiens
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