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Rattling Cisticola

Cisticola chiniana (Smith, A 1843)

The rattling cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa. It is a common to abundant species in open savanna and scrubland habitats, whether in arid, moist or upland regions. Especially during summer, it is highly conspicuous due to its strident and repetitive call-notes from prominent perches. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Smith, A 1843)

Reference:
   Ill. Zool. S. Afr. pt. 17 pl.A79

Protonym:
  Drymoica chiniana

Type locality:
  'near Kurrichane' = Zeerust, Transvaal.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51570131

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  909FEE8A232D559A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-909FEE8A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/909FEE8A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 916586

Geographic range:

  • Cisticola chiniana chiniana: southeastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, western Mozambique, and northeastern South Africa
  • Cisticola chiniana simplex: southern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Uganda
  • Cisticola chiniana fricki: S Ethiopia to n Kenya
  • Cisticola chiniana humilis: W Kenya and ne Uganda; n Tanzania (Loliondo region)
  • Cisticola chiniana ukamba: Highlands of e Kenya and ne Tanzania
  • Cisticola chiniana victoria: Lake Victoria basin (sw Kenya and adjacent Tanzania)
  • Cisticola chiniana heterophrys: Coastal Kenya and Tanzania
  • Cisticola chiniana fischeri: N-central Tanzania (south to Tabora region)
  • Cisticola chiniana keithi: S-central Tanzania (Dodoma to Iringa)
  • Cisticola chiniana procerus: Extreme s Malawi (Chiromo) and n Mozambique (Tete)
  • Cisticola chiniana mbeya: S Tanzania (Mbeya to Chimala)
  • Cisticola chiniana emendatus: SE Tanzania to n Mozambique, Malawi and extreme e Zambia
  • Cisticola chiniana fortis: N Angola to Zambia, s Congo, Gabon and s Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Cisticola chiniana frater: Central Namibia
  • Cisticola chiniana bensoni: S Zambia
  • Cisticola chiniana smithersi: W Zimbabwe to nw Botswana, sw Zambia, n Namibia and s Angola
  • Cisticola chiniana campestris: coastal southern Mozambique, Swaziland, and eastern South Africa (south to KwaZulu-Natal)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Rattling Cisticola
Catalan:
cistícola grinyolant
Czech:
cistovník pokřovní
Danish:
Akaciecisticola
German:
Rotscheitel-Zistensänger
Spanish:
Cistícola Cascabel
Spanish (Spain):
Cistícola Cascabel
Finnish:
akasiaherttu
French:
Cisticole grinçante
Croatian:
bjelogrla šivalica
Hungarian:
vöröskoronás szuharbújó
Italian:
Cisticola raganella
Japanese (romaji):
afurikasekka
Japanese:
アフリカセッカ
Lithuanian:
Rusvapetė cistikola
Dutch:
Ratelgraszanger
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Torngrassongar
Norwegian:
Torngressanger
Polish:
chwastówka rechocząca
Portuguese:
Fuinha-chocalheira
Portuguese (Portugal):
fuinha-chocalheira
Russian:
Рыжеплечая цистикола
Slovak:
cistovník hnedotemenný
Serbian:
Šivačica čavrljanka
Swedish:
akaciacistikola
Ukrainian:
Таміка іржастоголова
Chinese:
巧扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional):
輕捷扇尾鶯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Cisticole grinçante ( Cisticola chiniana) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Cisticola chiniana [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Bosveldtinktinkie
Catalan: cistícola grinyolant
Czech: cistovník pokřovní, Cistovník velký
Danish: Acaciecisticola, Akaciecisticola
German: Rotscheitel-Cistensänger, Rotscheitel-Zistenänger, Rotscheitel-Zistensänger
English: Bushveld Grass Warbler, Rattler Grass-Warbler, Rattling Cisticola
English, HBW: Rattling Cisticola
English (IOC): Rattling Cisticola
English (Kenya): Rattling Cisticola
English (United States): Rattling Cisticola
Esperanto: cistikolo
Spanish: Buitrón Estupendo, Cistícola Cascabel
Spanish (Spain): Cistícola Cascabel
Spanish (HBW): Rattling Cisticola
Finnish: Akaasiaheinäkerttu, akaasiaherttu, akasiaherttu
French: Cisticole à crécerelles, Cisticole à tête rouge, Cisticole grinçante
Croatian: bjelogrla šivalica
Hungarian: vöröskoronás szuharbújó
Italian: Beccamoschino strepitante, Cisticola raganella
Japanese (romaji): afurikasekka, mujiboushisekka
Japanese: アフリカセッカ, ムヂボウシセッカ
Kwangali: Harudeve
Scientific: Cisticola chiniana, Cisticola chiniana chiniana, Cisticola chiniana fortis, Cisticola chinianus, Cisticola chinianus chiniana, Cisticola fortis, Drymoica chiniana
Lithuanian: Rusvapetė cistikola
Dutch: Ratelgraszanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Torngrassongar
Norwegian: Torngressanger
Polish: chwastówka rechoczaca, chwastówka rechocząca
Portuguese: Fuinha-chocalheira
Portuguese (Portugal): fuinha-chocalheira
Russian: Рыжеплечая цистикола
Slovak: cistovník hnedotemenný, Cistovníkovec hnedotemenný
Shona: Timba
Serbian: Šivačica čavrljanka
Siswant: Jekwa
Swedish: akaciacistikola, Akaciagrässångare
Swahili: Kidenenda Taratara
Tswana: Lekgêrê
Turkish: Rendeci yelpazekuyruk
Tsonga: Mantsiyana
Ukrainian: Таміка іржастоголова
Chinese: 巧扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional): 輕捷扇尾鶯
Zulu: iNqoba

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