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Whistling Cisticola

Cisticola lateralis (Fraser, L 1843)

The whistling cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Cisticolidae
Genus:
   Cisticola
Scientific:
  Cisticola lateralis


Original description

Citation:
  (Fraser, L 1843)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London pt.11, no.121 p.16

Imprint year:
  1843

Protonym:
  Drymoica lateralis

Type locality:
  Cape Palmas, Liberia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/96442#page/384/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5A1840290C2EB2AE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5A184029

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5A184029


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559337

Geographic range:

  • Cisticola lateralis lateralis: Senegambia to Nigeria and Cameroon
  • Cisticola lateralis antinorii: Central African Republic to western Kenya
  • Cisticola lateralis [modestus or vincenti]: Gabon to northern Angola and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
English:
Whistling Cisticola
Catalan:
cistícola xiuladora
Czech:
cistovník hvízdavý
Danish:
Fløjtecisticola
German:
Pfeifzistensänger
Spanish:
Cistícola Silbador
Spanish (Spain):
Cistícola Silbador
Finnish:
viheltäjäherttu
French:
Cisticole siffleuse
Croatian:
smeđa šivalica
Hungarian:
fütyülő szuharbújó
Italian:
Cisticola fischiatrice
Japanese (romaji):
susuirosekka
Japanese:
ススイロセッカ
Lithuanian:
švilpiančioji cistikola
Dutch:
Fluitgraszanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Plystregrassongar
Norwegian:
Plystregressanger
Polish:
chwastówka grubodzioba
Portuguese:
fuinha-assobiadeira
Portuguese (Portugal):
fuinha-assobiadeira
Russian:
Свистящая цистикола
Slovak:
cistovník hvízdavý
Serbian:
Zviždeća šivačica
Swedish:
visselcistikola
Ukrainian:
Таміка товстодзьоба
Chinese:
哨声扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional):
哨聲扇尾鶯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Species status: full species

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Catalan: cistícola xiuladora
Czech: Cistovník hvízdavý
Danish: Fløjtecisticola
German: Pfeifcistensänger, Pfeifeistensänger, Pfeifzistensänger
English: Whistling Cisticola, Whistling Grass-Warbler
English, HBW: Whistling Cisticola
English (IOC): Whistling Cisticola
English (Kenya): Whistling Cisticola
English (United States): Whistling Cisticola
Esperanto: Fajfcistikolo
Spanish: Buitrón Chiflador, Cistícola Silbador
Spanish (Spain): Cistícola Silbador
Spanish (HBW): Whistling Cisticola
Finnish: Viheltäjäheinäkerttu, viheltäjäherttu
French: Cisticole siffleuse
Croatian: smeđa šivalica
Hungarian: fütyülő szuharbújó
Italian: Beccamoschino fischiatore, Cisticola fischiatrice
Japanese (romaji): shiroharafunashisekka, susuirosekka
Japanese: シロハラフナシセッカ, ススイロセッカ
Scientific: Cisticola lateralis, Cisticola lateralis lateralis, Drymoica lateralis
Lithuanian: Švilpančioji cistikola, švilpiančioji cistikola
Dutch: Fluitgraszanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Plystregrassongar
Norwegian: Plystregressanger
Polish: chwastówka grubodzioba
Portuguese: Fuinha assobiadeira, fuinha-assobiadeira
Portuguese (Portugal): fuinha-assobiadeira
Russian: Свистящая цистикола
Slovak: cistovník hvízdavý
Serbian: Zviždeća šivačica
Swedish: visselcistikola, Visselgrässångare
Swahili: Kidenenda Mpigambinja
Turkish: Islıkçı yelpazekuyruk
Ukrainian: Таміка товстодзьоба
Chinese: 哨声扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional): 哨聲扇尾鶯

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