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Cricket Warbler
Spiloptila clamans (Cretzschmar, PJ 1826)
The cricket warbler, also known as cricket longtail, scaly longtail or cricket prinia, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It belongs to the genus Spiloptila; it is often the only species included in the genus but sometimes the red-fronted prinia is placed there as well. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Cisticolidae
Genus:
Spiloptila
Scientific:
Spiloptila clamans
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Cisticolidae
Genus:
Spiloptila
Scientific:
Spiloptila clamans
Original description
Citation:
(Cretzschmar, PJ 1826)
Reference:
Atlas Reise nördl. Afr. Rüppell, Zool. Vög.
livr.78 pl.466 fig.2,text
Protonym:
Malurus clamans
Type locality:
Nubia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114235#page/164/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
2A88D0BC3159EAEC
Avibase ID:
avibase-2A88D0BC
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/2A88D0BC
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916815
English:
Cricket Longtail
Azerbaijani:
Pulcuqlu uzun yelpikquyruq
Bulgarian:
Сахелска приния
Catalan:
prínia cridanera
Czech:
prinie cvrčkohlasá
Danish:
Sahelsanger
German:
Schuppenkopfsänger
Esperanto:
skvamfruntra prinio
Spanish:
Prinia Charlatana
Spanish (Spain):
Prinia Charlatana
Finnish:
sahelinkerttu
French:
Spiloptile à front écailleux
Croatian:
sahelska prinija
Hungarian:
tücsökprínia
Icelandic:
Krybbusöngvari
Italian:
Beccamoschino vocifero
Japanese (romaji):
koorogimushikui
Japanese:
コオロギムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Žvynuotagalvė prinija
Latvian:
circeņu ķauķis
Dutch:
Krekelprinia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sirissongar
Norwegian:
Sirissanger
Polish:
sahelka
Portuguese:
Fuinha-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
prínia-de-testa-malhada
Romanian:
Stufărică lăcustar
Russian:
Чешуйчатокрылый апалис
Slovak:
penička pustatinná
Slovenian:
čričkar
Serbian:
Cirikava grmušarka
Swedish:
sahelsångare
Turkish:
Sahel prinyası
Ukrainian:
Принія мала
Chinese:
蟋蟀鹪莺
Chinese (Traditional):
喬木長尾鷦鶯
Cricket Longtail
Azerbaijani:
Pulcuqlu uzun yelpikquyruq
Bulgarian:
Сахелска приния
Catalan:
prínia cridanera
Czech:
prinie cvrčkohlasá
Danish:
Sahelsanger
German:
Schuppenkopfsänger
Esperanto:
skvamfruntra prinio
Spanish:
Prinia Charlatana
Spanish (Spain):
Prinia Charlatana
Finnish:
sahelinkerttu
French:
Spiloptile à front écailleux
Croatian:
sahelska prinija
Hungarian:
tücsökprínia
Icelandic:
Krybbusöngvari
Italian:
Beccamoschino vocifero
Japanese (romaji):
koorogimushikui
Japanese:
コオロギムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Žvynuotagalvė prinija
Latvian:
circeņu ķauķis
Dutch:
Krekelprinia
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sirissongar
Norwegian:
Sirissanger
Polish:
sahelka
Portuguese:
Fuinha-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
prínia-de-testa-malhada
Romanian:
Stufărică lăcustar
Russian:
Чешуйчатокрылый апалис
Slovak:
penička pustatinná
Slovenian:
čričkar
Serbian:
Cirikava grmušarka
Swedish:
sahelsångare
Turkish:
Sahel prinyası
Ukrainian:
Принія мала
Chinese:
蟋蟀鹪莺
Chinese (Traditional):
喬木長尾鷦鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Avilist 2025: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Prinia à front écailleux ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Prinia à front écailleux ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 1st edition: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2021: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2022: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2023: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2024: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2025: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 4th edition: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 6th edition: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2015: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2016: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2017: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2018: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Clements, version 2019: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 1.50: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 1.52: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 1.53: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 1.54: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 1.55: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2015: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2016: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2017: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2018: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2019: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2021: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2022: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2023: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2024: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| eBird version 2025: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cricket Warbler ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Spiloptila clamans |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Spiloptila clamans |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Spiloptila clamans |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cricket Longtail ( Spiloptila clamans) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Spiloptila clamans |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Spiloptila clamans |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: Pulcuqlu uzun yelpikquyruq
Bulgarian: Сахелска приния
Catalan: prínia cridanera, Prínia de front esquamós
Czech: prinie cvrčkohlasá, Prinie Temminckova
Welsh: Telor grilliol
Danish: Sahelsanger, Sahel-sanger
German: Schuppenkopfprinie, Schuppenkopf-Prinie, Schuppenkopfsänger
English: Cricket Longtail, Cricket Prinia, Cricket Warbler, Scaly Longtail, Scaly prinia, Scaly Warbler, Scaly-fronted Longtail, Scaly-fronted Warbler
[ENAV]: Cricket Longtail
English, HBW: Cricket Warbler
English (IOC): Cricket Warbler
English (United States): Cricket Longtail
Esperanto: skvamfruntra prinio, Spiloptilo
Spanish: Alzacola Gracil, Alzacola Grácil, Prinia Charlatana
Spanish (Spain): Prinia Charlatana
Spanish (HBW): Prinia charlatana
Finnish: Sahelinkerttu
French: Fauvette à front écailleux, Fauvette-roitelet à front écailleux, Prinia à front écailleux, Prinia grillon, Spiloptile à front écailleux
French (Guyane): Spiloptile à front écailleux
Galician: Prinia piadora
Croatian: sahelska prinija
Hungarian: tücsökprínia
Icelandic: Krybbusöngvari
Italian: Beccamoschino vocifero, Codalunga locustella
Japanese (romaji): koorogimushikui
Japanese: コオロギムシクイ
Scientific: Malurus clamans, Prinia clamans, Spiloptila clamans
Lithuanian: Žvynuotagalvė prinija
Latvian: circeņu ķauķis
Macedonian: Грмушарче-штурче
Dutch: Krekelprinia
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sirissongar
Norwegian: Sirissanger
Polish: dlugosterek luskoglowy, długosterek łuskogłowy, sahelka
Portuguese: Fuinha-de-cauda-branca
Portuguese (Portugal): Fuinha-de-cauda-branca, prínia-de-testa-malhada
Romanian: Stufărică lăcustar
Russian: Чешуйчатая приния, Чешуйчатокрылый апалис
Northern Sami: Sahalinvizar, Sahelvizar
Slovak: penička pustatinná
Slovenian: čričkar, Sahelska prinija
Serbian: Cirikava grmušarka
Swedish: Sahelsångare
Turkish: Sahel prinyası, Sahil Ötleğeni
Ukrainian: Принія мала
Chinese: 蟋蟀鹪莺
Chinese (Traditional): 喬木長尾鷦鶯
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