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White-tailed Cisticola

Cisticola anderseni Fjeldså, J; Dinesen, L; Davies, OR; Irestedt, M; Krabbe, NK; Hansen, LA; Bowie, RCK 2021

The white-tailed cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Tanzania. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  Fjeldså, J; Dinesen, L; Davies, OR; Irestedt, M; Krabbe, NK; Hansen, LA; Bowie, RCK 2021

Reference:
   Ibis vol.163, no.4 p.1330-1354

Protonym:
  Cisticola anderseni

Type locality:
  12 November 1961; collected at Kilombero River near Ulanga; this name does not refer to a recognized locality and may refer to the general area, but it seems plausible to believe that the collecting site was in the area near the ferry launch south of Ifa kara, 8°110S, 36°550E, 245 m (but given as 950 feet on the original label), in tall grass by the river (T. Andersen in litt. 1961).

Link:
  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351633341


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  69045C0BA4BADBD0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-69045C0B

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/69045C0B


Taxonomic Serial Number:


NEAR THREATENED

English:
White-tailed Cisticola
Bulgarian:
Белоопашата цистикола
Catalan:
cistícola cuablanca
Danish:
Hvidhalet Cisticola
German:
Weißschwanz-Zistensänger
Esperanto:
blankvosta cistikolo
Spanish:
Cisticola Coliblanco
Spanish (Spain):
Cisticola coliblanco
French:
Cisticole d'Andersen
Dutch:
Witstaartgraszanger
Norwegian:
hvitstjertgressanger
Polish:
chwastówka białosterna
Portuguese:
fuinha-rabalva
Portuguese (Portugal):
fuinha-de-cauda-branca
Slovak:
cistovník bielochvostý
Serbian:
Belorepa šivačica
Swedish:
kustcistikola [undescribed White-tailed form]
Turkish:
Ak Kuyruklu Yelpazekuyruk
Ukrainian:
таміка прудка
Chinese:
白尾扇尾莺


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola sp. nov. 1)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola sp. nov. 1)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola sp. nov. 1)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola sp. nov. 1)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola sp. nov. 1)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola sp. nov. 1)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola sp. nov. 1)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola sp. nov. 1)
Avilist 2025:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
Clements, version 2021:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
Clements, version 2022:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
Clements, version 2023:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
Clements, version 2024:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
Clements, version 2025:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
eBird version 1.54:
White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form) ( Cisticola [undescribed White-tailed form])
eBird version 1.55:
White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form) ( Cisticola [undescribed White-tailed form])
eBird version 2015:
White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form) ( Cisticola [undescribed White-tailed form])
eBird version 2016:
White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form) ( Cisticola [undescribed White-tailed form])
eBird version 2017:
White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form) ( Cisticola [undescribed White-tailed form])
eBird version 2018:
White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form) ( Cisticola [undescribed White-tailed form])
eBird version 2019:
White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form) ( Cisticola [undescribed White-tailed form])
eBird version 2021:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
eBird version 2022:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
eBird version 2023:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
eBird version 2024:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
eBird version 2025:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
White-tailed Cisticola ( Cisticola anderseni)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: newly discovered taxon

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Danish: Hvidhalet Cisticola
German: Weißschwanz-Zistensänger, Weißschwanz-Zistensänger (unbeschriebene Form)
English: Kilombero Winding Cisticola, White-tailed Cisticola, White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form)
English, HBW: White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form)
English (IOC): White-tailed Cisticola, White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form)
English (United States): White-tailed Cisticola, White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form)
Esperanto: blankvosta cistikolo
Spanish: Cisticola Coliblanco, Cisticola de Cola Blanca (forma no descrita)
Spanish (Spain): Cisticola coliblanco, Cisticola de cola blanca (forma no descrita)
Spanish (HBW): White-tailed Cisticola (undescribed form)
French: Cisticole d'Andersen, Cisticole de Kilombero, Cisticole sp. nov. (à queue blanche)
Japanese (romaji): ojirosekka (mikisai)
Japanese: オジロセッカ (未記載)
Scientific: Cisticola [undescribed White-tailed form], Cisticola anderseni, Cisticola sp. nov. 1
Dutch: Cisticola (onbeschreven witte-staartvorm), Witstaartgraszanger
Norwegian: hvitstjertgressanger
Polish: chwastówka białosterna
Portuguese: fuinha-rabalva
Portuguese (Portugal): fuinha-de-cauda-branca
Slovak: cistovník (nepopísaný bielochvostý), cistovník bielochvostý
Swedish: kustcistikola [undescribed White-tailed form]
Swahili: Kidenenda Mkia-mweupe
Turkish: Ak Kuyruklu Yelpazekuyruk, ak kuyruklu yelpazekuyruk [tanımlanmamış form]
Ukrainian: таміка прудка
Chinese: 白尾扇尾莺

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