The wailing cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)
Reference:
Vog.Ost.-Afr.[Finsch & Hartlaub] p.237
Protonym:
Drymoica lais
Avibase ID:
9AEEFA09DBFB8656
Avibase ID:
avibase-9AEEFA09
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9AEEFA09
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559336
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Wailing or Lynes's Cisticola ( Cisticola [lais or distinctus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Wailing or Lynes's Cisticola ( Cisticola [lais or distinctus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Wailing or Lynes's Cisticola ( Cisticola [lais or distinctus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Wailing or Lynes's Cisticola ( Cisticola [lais or distinctus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Wailing or Lynes's Cisticola ( Cisticola [lais or distinctus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Wailing or Lynes's Cisticola ( Cisticola [lais or distinctus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Wailing or Lynes's Cisticola ( Cisticola [lais or distinctus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Wailing or Lynes's Cisticola ( Cisticola [lais or distinctus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Wailing or Lynes's Cisticola ( Cisticola [lais or distinctus]) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cisticole plaintive ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Wailing Cisticola ( Cisticola lais) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cisticola lais [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cisticola lais [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cisticola lais [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
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