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Stout Cisticola

Cisticola robustus (Rüppell, WPES 1845)

The stout cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are boreal forest, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Rüppell, WPES 1845)

Reference:
   Syst. Uebers. Vög. N.-O.-Afr.

Protonym:
  Drymoica robusta

Type locality:
  Abyssinia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111053#page/49/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  7ECE9888B8A042C2

Avibase ID:
  avibase-7ECE9888

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/7ECE9888

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 559347

Geographic range:

  • Cisticola robustus robustus: northern Ethiopian plateau and Harar
  • Cisticola robustus schraderi: central Eritrea and adjacent northern Ethiopia (Adigrat)
  • Cisticola robustus santae: highlands of eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon
  • Cisticola robustus omo: southern Ethiopian plateau
  • Cisticola robustus nuchalis: northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kenya and northern Tanzania
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Stout Cisticola
Catalan:
cistícola robusta
Czech:
cistovník světlebřichý
Danish:
Stor Cisticola
German:
Amhara-Cistensänger
Esperanto:
Fortika cistikolo
Spanish:
Buitrón Robusto
Spanish (Spain):
Cistícola Robusto
Finnish:
isoherttu
French:
Cisticole robuste
Hungarian:
Amhara szuharbújó
Italian:
Beccamoschino robusto
Japanese (romaji):
onisekka
Japanese:
エリアカセッカ
Lithuanian:
Didžioji cistikola
Dutch:
Grote Graszanger
Norwegian:
Grovgressanger
Polish:
chwastówka krepa
Portuguese:
Fuinha-grande
Russian:
Толстая цистикола
Slovak:
cistovník veľký
Swedish:
Större grässångares
Ukrainian:
Таміка-товстун
Chinese:
强健扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional):
強壯扇尾鶯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Cisticole robuste ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robusta) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Stout Cisticola ( Cisticola robustus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cisticola robustus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

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

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: cistícola robusta
Czech: cistovník světlebřichý, Cistovník svetlobrichý
Danish: Stor Cisticola
German: Amharacistensänger, Amhara-Cistensänger
English: Stout Cisticola, Stout Grass-Warbler
English (Kenya): Stout Cisticola
Esperanto: Fortika cistikolo
Spanish: Buitrón Robusto
Spanish (Spain): Cistícola Robusto
Finnish: Isoheinäkerttu, isoherttu
French: Cisticole robuste
Hungarian: Amhara szuharbújó
Italian: Beccamoschino robusto, Cisticola robusta
Japanese (romaji): eriakasekka, onisekka
Japanese: エリアカセッカ, オニセッカ
Scientific: Cisticola robusta, Cisticola robusta robusta, Cisticola robustus, Cisticola robustus robustus, Drymoica robusta
Lithuanian: Didžioji cistikola
Dutch: Grote Graszanger
Norwegian: Grovgressanger
Polish: chwastówka krepa, chwastówka krępa
Portuguese: Fuinha-grande
Russian: Толстая цистикола
Slovak: cistovník veľký
Swedish: Större grässångares
Swahili: Kidenenda Mnene
Ukrainian: Таміка-товстун
Chinese: 强健扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional): 強壯扇尾鶯

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