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Wailing Cisticola

Cisticola lais (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO 1870)

The wailing cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO 1870)

Reference:
   Vög. Ost.-Afr. [Finsch & Hartlaub]

Protonym:
  Drymoica lais

Type locality:
  Natal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/49512#page/259/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  5FD105629EB52487

Avibase ID:
  avibase-5FD10562

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/5FD10562


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559336

Geographic range:

  • Cisticola lais lais: eastern South Africa and Lesotho
  • Cisticola lais namba: highlands of western Angola
  • Cisticola lais semifasciatus: southern Tanzania (Iringa Plateau) to Malawi, Zambia, and northern Mozambique
  • Cisticola lais mashona: Zimbabwe to southern Mozambique, northeastern South Africa, and Eswatini
  • Cisticola lais oreobates: central Mozambique (Mount Gorongoza)
  • Cisticola lais monticola: north-central South Africa
  • Cisticola lais maculatus: southwestern South Africa (eastward to Port Elizabeth)
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English:
Wailing Cisticola
Catalan:
cistícola ploranera
Czech:
cistovník naříkavý
Danish:
Klagesicticola
German:
Trauerzistensänger
Spanish:
Cistícola plañidero
Finnish:
vaikertajaherttu
French:
Cisticole plaintive
Croatian:
prugastokapa šivalica
Hungarian:
özvegy szuharbújó
Italian:
Cisticola lamentosa
Japanese (romaji):
shiroharasekka
Japanese:
シロハラセッカ
Lithuanian:
Niūrioji cistikola
Dutch:
Jammergraszanger
Norwegian:
Jamregressanger
Polish:
chwastówka płaczliwa
Portuguese:
Fuinha-chorona
Portuguese (Portugal):
fuinha-chorona
Russian:
Траурная цистикола
Slovak:
cistovník trávový
Serbian:
Cvileća šivačica
Swedish:
jämmercistikola
Ukrainian:
Таміка строкатоголова
Chinese:
啸声扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional):
呼嘯扇尾鶯


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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. 04 (Aug 2016):
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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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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cisticole plaintive ( Cisticola lais) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
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Clements 4th edition:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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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:
Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cisticola lais [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cisticola lais [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cisticola [lais or distinctus] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Huiltinktinkie, Huiltinktinkie (Huil)
Catalan: cistícola ploranera
Czech: cistovník nařikavý, cistovník naříkavý, Cistovník rezavohlavý
Danish: Klagecisticola, Klagesicticola
German: Kedongcistensäng, Trauercistensänger, Trauer-Cistensänger, Trauerzistensänger, Trauerzistensänger [lais-Gruppe]
English: Cape Wailing Cisticola, Gazaland Wailing Cisticola, Lais Grass-Warbler, Nyasa Wailing Cisticola, Transvaal Wailing Cisticola, Wailing Cisticola, Wailing Cisticola (Wailing)
English, HBW: Wailing Cisticola (Wailing)
English (IOC): Wailing Cisticola
English (Kenya): Wailing Cisticola
English (United States): Wailing Cisticola (Wailing)
Esperanto: cistikolo
Spanish: Buitrón Lamentoso, Cistícola Plañidero, Cistícola Plañidero (grupo lais)
Spanish (Spain): Cistícola Plañidero, Cistícola plañidero (grupo lais), Cistícola Plañidero [lais Group]
Spanish (HBW): Wailing Cisticola (Wailing)
Estonian: kingu-rohulind
Finnish: Vaikertajaheinäkerttu, vaikertajaherttu
French: Cisticole deuil, Cisticole plaintive, Cisticole plaintive [lais], Cisticole plaintive [nominal]
Croatian: prugastokapa šivalica
Hungarian: özvegy szuharbújó
Italian: Beccamoschino lamentoso, Cisticola lamentosa
Japanese (romaji): shiroharasekka, shiroharasekka (lais guru-pu)
Japanese: シロハラセッカ, シロハラセッカ (lais グループ), シロハラセッカ(lais グループ)
Scientific: Cisticola lais, Cisticola lais [lais Group], Cisticola lais lais, Drymoica lais
Lithuanian: Niūrioji cistikola
Dutch: Jammergraszanger, Jammergraszanger (lais groep)
Norwegian: Jamregressanger, jamregressanger (lais gr.)
Polish: chwastówka placzliwa, chwastówka płaczliwa, chwastówka płaczliwa [gr. lais]
Portuguese: Fuinha-chorona
Portuguese (Portugal): fuinha-chorona, fuinha-chorona [grupo lais]
Russian: Траурная цистикола
Slovak: cistovník trávový, cistovník trávový (skup.)
Shona: Kadhi-idhi-i
Serbian: Cvileća šivačica
Swedish: jämmercistikola, Jämmergrässångare
Swahili: Kidenenda Mwombolezaji
Turkish: Karaca Sırtlı Yelpazekuyruk, Karaca sırtlı yelpazekuyruk [lais grubu]
Tsonga: Ngonhavarimi
Ukrainian: Таміка строкатоголова
Xhosa: Iqobo
Chinese: 啸声扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional): 呼嘯扇尾鶯
Zulu: uQoyi

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