Cisticola discolor (Brown-backed Cisticola)

Brown-backed Cisticola

Cisticola discolor Sjöstedt, BY 1893

Chubb's cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda and the Albertine Rift montane forests. Source: Wikipedia

Classification

Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Cisticolidae
Genus:
   Cisticola
Scientific:
  Cisticola discolor

Original description

Citation:
Sjöstedt, BY 1893

Reference:
Orn. Monatsber. 1 p.84

Protonym:
Cisticola discolor

Type locality:
Mann's Spring, Mt. Cameroon; altitude ca. 7,000 feet.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101392#page/98/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
6720FA79C095B87F

Avibase ID:
avibase-6720FA79

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/6720FA79

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 923504

English:
Brown-backed Cisticola
Danish:
Camerouncisticola
German:
Farncistensänger
Finnish:
kameruninheinäkerttu
French:
Cisticole à dos brun
Italian:
Cisticola dorsobruno
Japanese (romaji):
takanesekka
Japanese:
タカネセッカ
Dutch:
Varengraszanger
Polish:
chwastówka kamerunska
Slovak:
cistovník hnedochrbtý

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Avilist 2025: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cisticole à dos brun ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition: Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola dicolor) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Brown-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola discolor) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cisticola discolor [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cisticola chubbi discolor [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

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