Rufous Cisticola
Cisticola rufus(Fraser, L, 1843)
English (US) Rufous Cisticola
The Rufous Cisticola (Cisticola rufus) 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.
Range: grassland of Gambia to Lake Chad and Central African RepublicRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cisticola rufus
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Rufous Cisticola
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1843)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Drymoica rufa
- Described by
- (Fraser, L, 1843)
- Type locality
- Quorra (= Benue) River, opposite Idah, Niger River, Nigeria.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.11, no.121 p.17
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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Black-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola melanurus
Short-winged Cisticola
Cisticola brachypterus
Foxy Cisticola
Cisticola troglodytes
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Socotra Cisticola
Cisticola haesitatus
Madagascar Cisticola
Cisticola cherina
Desert Cisticola
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