The grey-backed cisticola or red-headed cisticola is a small passerine bird. This cisticola is a resident breeder in southernmost Angola, Namibia and western South Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Smith, A 1843)
Reference:
Ill. Zool. S. Afr.
pt. 17 pl.A76, fig.2
Protonym:
Drymoica subruficapilla
Type locality:
western Cape Colony; here restricted to Cape Town district.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51570117
Avibase ID:
B7C5BC8D3748C4E8
Avibase ID:
avibase-B7C5BC8D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B7C5BC8D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916587
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Cisticole à dos gris ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Cisticole à dos gris ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Gray-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2023: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Gray-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.55: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2015: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2016: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
eBird version 2023: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Gray-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Cisticola subruficapilla [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Cisticola subruficapilla [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Cisticola subruficapilla [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Red-headed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapillus) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Grey-backed Cisticola ( Cisticola subruficapilla) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cisticola subruficapilla [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Cisticola subruficapilla [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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