Levaillant's Cisticola
Cisticola tinniens(Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842)
English (US) Levaillant's Cisticola
The Levaillant's Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens) 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 tinniens
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Levaillant's Cisticola
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 6 subspecies for this species.
- Cisticola tinniens dyleffi
- Cisticola tinniens oreophilus
- Cisticola tinniens shiwae
- Cisticola tinniens perpullus
- Cisticola tinniens tinniens
- Cisticola tinniens elegans
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Malurus tinniens
- Described by
- (Lichtenstein, MHC, 1842)
- Type locality
- Kaffirland = Likwa (Vaal) River, fide Stresemann, 1954, Ann. Mus. Roy. Congo Beige, Tervuren, n. s., 4°, Sci. Zool., 1, pp. 79, 81.
- Original description
- Verzeichniss einer Sammlung von Säugethieren und Vögeln aus dem Kaffernlande (etc.) p.13
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Cisticolas and Allies
Luapula Cisticola
Cisticola luapula
Chirping Cisticola
Cisticola pipiens
Ethiopian Cisticola
Cisticola lugubris
Winding Cisticola
Cisticola marginatus
Rufous-winged Cisticola
Cisticola galactotes
Carruthers's Cisticola
Cisticola carruthersi
Stout Cisticola
Cisticola robustus
Croaking Cisticola
Cisticola natalensis
Neddicky
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Aberdare Cisticola
Cisticola aberdare
Long-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola angusticauda
Black-tailed Cisticola
Cisticola melanurus
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