Cloud Cisticola
Cisticola textrix(Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
English (US) Cloud Cisticola
The Cloud Cisticola (Cisticola textrix) 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 textrix
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cloud Cisticola
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola textrix bulubulu
- Cisticola textrix anselli
- Cisticola textrix major
- Cisticola textrix marleyi
- Cisticola textrix textrix
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Sylvia textrix
- Described by
- (Vieillot, LJP, 1817)
- Type locality
- Cape Province ex Levaillant.
- Original description
- Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 11 p.208
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cisticolas and Allies
Foxy Cisticola
Cisticola troglodytes
Tiny Cisticola
Cisticola nana
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
Socotra Cisticola
Cisticola haesitatus
Madagascar Cisticola
Cisticola cherina
Desert Cisticola
Cisticola aridulus
Black-backed Cisticola
Cisticola eximius
Dambo Cisticola
Cisticola dambo
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
Cisticola brunnescens
Pale-crowned Cisticola
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Wing-snapping Cisticola
Cisticola ayresii
Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis
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