Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Cisticola [ruficeps, mongalla or guinea] (sensu lato) by some authors

Your sightings

Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: cistícola de Dorst
Czech: cistovník Dorstův
Danish: Langhalet Cisticola
German: Dorstzistensänger
English: Dorst's Cisticola, Guinea Red-pate Cisticola, Long-tailed Cisticola
English, HBW: Dorst's Cisticola
English (IOC): Dorst's Cisticola
English (United States): Dorst's Cisticola
Esperanto: Dorsta cistikolo
Spanish: Cistícola de Dorst
Spanish (Spain): Cistícola de Dorst
Spanish (HBW): Dorst's Cisticola
Finnish: valittajaheinäkerttu, valittajaherttu
French: Cisticole à tête rousse (de Dorst), Cisticole de Dorst
Croatian: savanska šivalica
Italian: Cisticola di Dorst
Japanese (romaji): nishizuakasekka
Japanese: ニシズアカセッカ
Scientific: Cisticola dorsti, Cisticola guinea, Cisticola guinea dorsti, Cisticola guinea guinea, Cisticola ruficeps guinea
Lithuanian: Gvinėjinė cistikola
Dutch: Klaaggraszanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hausagrassongar
Norwegian: Hausagressanger
Polish: chwastówka stepowa
Portuguese: fuinha-das-savanas
Portuguese (Portugal): fuinha-de-dorst
Russian: Саванная цистикола
Slovak: cistovník guinejský, cistovník stepný
Swedish: guineacistikola, Långstjärtad grässångare
Turkish: Dorst yelpazekuyruğu
Ukrainian: Таміка гвінейська
Chinese: 多氏扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional): 多斯特氏扇尾鶯