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Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

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none African Bird Club Checklist 2004 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist August 2005 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist March 2007 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist January 2008 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist May 2009 (v.1) African Bird Club Checklist March 2010 (v.1) Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.?) Birdlife checklist version 00 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 01 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 02 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 03 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 04 (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014) (v.1) Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015) (v.1) Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009) (v.1) Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993) (v.1) Clements 1st edition (v.1) Clements 3rd edition (v.1) Clements 4th edition (v.1) Clements 5th edition (as published) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions) (v.2) Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (v.2) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions) (v.2) Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions) (v.2) Clements, version 2015 (v.2) Clements, version 2016 (v.2) Clements, version 2017 (v.2) Clements, version 2018 (v.2) eBird version 1.50 (v.1) eBird version 1.52 (v.1) eBird version 1.53 (v.1) eBird version 1.54 (v.1) eBird version 1.55 (v.1) eBird version 2015 (v.1) eBird version 2016 (v.1) eBird version 2017 (v.1) eBird version 2018 (v.1) eBird version 2019 (v.?) eBird version 2021 (v.?) eBird version 2022 (v.?) eBird version 2023 (v.?) eBird version 2024 (v.?) eBird version 2025 (v.?) Howard and Moore 2nd edition (v.1) Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7) (v.1) Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8) (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2) (v.1) Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2) (v.1) Morony, Bock and Farrand (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original) (v.1) Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe (1993) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998) (v.1) Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0 (v.1) Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource (v.1)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Swartrugtinktinkie
Bulgarian: Ливадна / Крайбрежна / Родезийска цистикола
Catalan: cistícola d'ales rogenques, cistícola del Nil/costanera/del Luapula
Czech: cistovník proměnlivý, Cistovník skvrnitohrbetý
Danish: Hvide Nil-cisticola/Kystcisticola/Luapula Cisticola, Sortrygget Cisticola
German: Heuglin-/Küsten-/Luapulazistensänger, Schwarzrücken-Cistensänger, Schwarzrücken-Zistensänger
English: Blackbacked Cisticola, Black-backed Cisticola, Black-backed Grass Warbler, Coastal/Luapula/Winding Cisticola, Greater Black-backed Cisticola, Luapula Cisticola, Rufous Grass Warbler, Rufous Grass-Warbler, Rufous-winged Cisticola, Rufous-winged, Luapula, Winding, Ethiopian or Coastal Cisticola, Winding Cisticola, Winding/Coastal/Luapula Cisticola
English (Avilist): Coastal/Luapula/Winding Cisticola
English, HBW: Winding/Coastal/Luapula Cisticola
English (IOC): winding cisticola sp.
English (Kenya): Winding Cisticola
English (United States): Winding/Coastal/Luapula Cisticola
Esperanto: Sinua cistikolo
Spanish: Buitrón Musical, Cistícola del Nilo, Cistícola del Nilo/Costero/de Luapula, Cistícola del Nilo/Costero/Deluapula
Spanish (Spain): Cistícola del Nilo, Cistícola del Nilo/costero/de Luapula, Cistícola del Nilo/costero/deLuapula
Spanish (HBW): Winding Cisticola
Estonian: tarna-rohulind/kikuju rohulind/padu-rohulind
Finnish: Luhtaheinäkerttu, luhtaherttu
French: Cisticole à front fauve, Cisticole roussâtre, Cisticole roussâtre ou C. du Luapula, Cisticole roussâtre, C. côtière ou C. du Luapula
French (Guyane): Cisticole du Nil, C. côtière ou C. du Luapula
Croatian: sivorepa/obalna/smeđokrila šivalica
Hungarian: feketehátú szuharbújó
Italian: Beccamoschino dorsonero, Cisticola dorsonero
Japanese (romaji): sasafusekka
Japanese: ササフセッカ
Kwangali: Harudeve
Scientific: Cisticola [galactotes or luapula], Cisticola galactotes, Cisticola galactotes galactotes, Cisticola haematocephalus/luapula/marginatus, Cisticola marginatus/haematocephalus/luapula, Malurus galactotes
Lithuanian: Rudasparnė cistikola
Dutch: Zwartruggraszanger, Zwartrug-graszanger
Norwegian Nynorsk: Skurregrassongar
Norwegian: Skurregressanger
Polish: chwastówka rdzawoskrzydla, chwastówka rdzawoskrzydła, chwastówka równikowa/nadbrzeżna/kasztanowoskrzydła
Portuguese: Fuinha de dorso preto, Fuinha-de-dorso-preto
Portuguese (Portugal): fuinha-do-nilo/fuinha-costeira/fuinha-de-luapula
Russian: Черноспинная цистикола, Экваториальная/Береговая цистикола
Slovak: cistovník drnčivý, cistovník nílsky/pobrežný/lužný
Serbian: Cvrčeća šivačica/obalska šivačica/šivačica iz oblasti Luapula
Swedish: mörkryggig cistikola/kustcistikola/luapulacistikola, Svartryggad grässångare
Swahili: Kidenenda Mkuu
Turkish: Cisticola marginatus/haematocephalus/luapula
Ukrainian: Таміка західна/узбережна/замбійська
Chinese: 号声扇尾莺
Chinese (Traditional): 迂迴扇尾鶯