Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis(Smith, A, 1843)
English (US) Croaking Cisticola
The Croaking Cisticola (Cisticola natalensis) 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 natalensis
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Croaking Cisticola
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 8 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola natalensis strangei
- Cisticola natalensis inexpectatus
- Cisticola natalensis argenteus
- Cisticola natalensis tonga
- Cisticola natalensis katanga
- Cisticola natalensis huambo
- Cisticola natalensis natalensis
- Cisticola natalensis holubii
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymoica natalensis
- Described by
- (Smith, A, 1843)
- Type locality
- 'neighbourhood of Port Natal' = Durban, Natal.
- Original description
- Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, in the years 1834, 1835, and 1836 pt.17 pl.80,text
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cisticolas and Allies
Ethiopian Cisticola
Cisticola lugubris
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Rufous-winged Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes
Carruthers's Cisticola
Cisticola carruthersi
Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Neddicky
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Aberdare Cisticola
Cisticola aberdare
Long-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola angusticauda
Black-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola melanurus
Short-winged Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Rufous Cisticola
Cisticola rufus
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