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Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola
Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla] (= Cisticola ruficeps) (Cretzschmar, PJ 1830)
The red-pate cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and swamps. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Cisticolidae
Genus:
Cisticola
Scientific:
Cisticola ruficeps
Original description
Citation:
(Cretzschmar, PJ 1830)
Reference:
Atlas Reise nördl. Afr. Rüppell, Zool. Vög.
(1826) p.54 pl.36 fig.a
Protonym:
Malurus ruficeps
Type locality:
Kordofan.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114235#page/284/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
8338F12F688FE0A5
Avibase ID:
avibase-8338F12F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8338F12F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559348
Geographic range:
- Cisticola ruficeps: lowland to foothill grassland, and dry savanna, from northeastern Nigeria and northern Cameroon eastward to southern Sudan, Eritrea, and western Ethiopia, thence southward to northern Central Africa Republic and northern Uganda
- Cisticola ruficeps ruficeps: northeastern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, and southern Chad eastward to southwestern Sudan and southwestern South Sudan
- Cisticola ruficeps scotopterus: central Sudan (White and Blue Nile valleys) to Eritrea
- Cisticola ruficeps mongalla: south-central South Sudan (upper White Nile) and northern Uganda
Source: Clements checklist
Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola
French:
Cisticole à tête rousse ou C. de Mongalla
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola ( Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla]) |
| Avilist 2025: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cisticole à tête rousse ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Red-pate Cisticola ( Cisticola ruficeps) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Cisticola [ruficeps, mongalla or guinea]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: Qırmızıbaş yelpikquyruq
Bulgarian: Суданска цистикола
Catalan: cistícola cap-roja
Czech: Cistovník savanový
Danish: Rødisset Cisticola
German: Rotkopf-Cistensänger, Rotkopf-Zistensänger
English: Mongalla Cisticola, Red pate Cisticola, Red-pate Cisticola, Red-pate Grass-Warbler, Red-pate or Mongalla Cisticola
English (Avilist): Red-pate Cisticola
English, HBW: Red-pate Cisticola
English (IOC): Red-pate Cisticola
English (Kenya): Red-pate Cisticola
English (United States): Red-pate Cisticola
Esperanto: rufkrona cistikolo, Ruĝkrona cistikolo
Spanish: Buitrón de Testa Roja, Cistícola Cabecirrojo
Spanish (Spain): Cistícola Cabecirrojo
Spanish (HBW): Red-pate Cisticola
Finnish: Savanniheinäkerttu, savanniherttu
French: Cisticole à tête rousse, Cisticole à tête rousse ou C. de Mongalla
French (Guyane): Cisticole à tête rousse
Croatian: smeđoleđa šivalica
Hungarian: vörösfejű szuharbújó
Italian: Beccamoschino corona rossa, Cisticola capirossa
Japanese (romaji): zuakasekka
Japanese: ズアカセッカ, ヅアカセッカ
Scientific: Cisticola [ruficeps or guinea], Cisticola [ruficeps or mongalla], Cisticola ruficeps, Cisticola ruficeps ruficeps, Malurus ruficeps
Lithuanian: Rusvagalvė cistikola
Dutch: Roodkopgraszanger, Roodkop-graszanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rustkronegrassongar
Norwegian: Rustkronegressanger
Polish: chwastówka cierniowa
Portuguese: fuinha-da-guiné
Portuguese (Portugal): fuinha-de-cabeça-ruiva
Russian: Красноголовая цистикола
Slovak: cistovník savanový
Serbian: Crvenoglava šivačica
Swedish: rostkronad cistikola, Rostkronad grässångare
Turkish: Kırmızı başlı yelpazekuyruk
Ukrainian: Таміка червоноголова
Chinese: 红头扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional): 紅頭扇尾鶯
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