Cisticola Kaup, 1829
Cisticola (Cisticolidae) ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola erythrops (Hartlaub, 1857)
Cisticola erythrops ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. erythrops
Cisticola erythrops erythrops ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. niloticus Madarasz, 1914
Cisticola erythrops niloticus ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. nyasa Lynes, 1930
Cisticola erythrops nyasa ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. pyrrhomitra Reichenow, 1916
Cisticola erythrops pyrrhomitra ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. sylvia Reichenow, 1904
Cisticola erythrops sylvia ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola lepe Lynes, 1930
Cisticola cantans (Heuglin, 1869)
Cisticola cantans ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. adamauae Reichenow, 1910
Cisticola cantans adamauae ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. belli Ogilvie-Grant, 1908
Cisticola cantans belli ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. cantans
Cisticola cantans cantans ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. concolor (Heuglin, 1869)
Cisticola cantans concolor ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. muenzneri Reichenow, 1916
Cisticola cantans muenzneri ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. pictipennis Madarasz, 1904
Cisticola cantans pictipennis ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. swanzii (Sharpe, 1870)
Cisticola cantans swanzii ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola lateralis (Fraser, 1843)
Cisticola lateralis ; [AVTAX ]
C. l. antinorii (Heuglin, 1867)
Cisticola lateralis antinorii ; [AVTAX ]
C. l. lateralis
Cisticola lateralis lateralis ; [AVTAX ]
C. l. modestus (Bocage, 1880)
Cisticola lateralis modestus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola woosnami Ogilvie-Grant, 1908
Cisticola woosnami ; [AVTAX ]
C. w. lufira Lynes, 1930
Cisticola woosnami lufira ; [AVTAX ]
C. w. woosnami
Cisticola woosnami woosnami ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola anonymus (Von Muller, 1855)
Cisticola anonymus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola bulliens Lynes, 1930
Cisticola bulliens ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. bulliens
Cisticola bulliens bulliens ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. septentrionalis Tye, 1992
Cisticola bulliens septentrionalis ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola chubbi Sharpe, 1892
Cisticola chubbi ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. adametzi Reichenow, 1910
Cisticola chubbi adametzi ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. chubbi
Cisticola chubbi chubbi ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. discolor Sjostedt, 1893
Cisticola chubbi discolor ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. marungensis Chapin, 1932
Cisticola chubbi marungensis ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola hunteri Shelley, 1889
Cisticola hunteri ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola nigriloris Shelley, 1897
Cisticola nigriloris ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola aberrans (Smith, 1843)
Cisticola aberrans ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. aberrans
Cisticola aberrans aberrans ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. lurio Vincent, 1933
Cisticola aberrans lurio ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. minor Roberts, 1913
Cisticola aberrans minor ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. nyika Lynes, 1930
Cisticola aberrans nyika ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola emini Reichenow, 1892
C. e. admiralis Bates, 1930
Cisticola emini admiralis ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. bailunduensis Neumann, 1931
Cisticola emini bailunduensis ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. emini
Cisticola emini emini ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. petrophilus Alexander, 1907
Cisticola emini petrophilus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola chiniana (Smith, 1843)
Cisticola chiniana ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. bensoni Traylor, 1964
Cisticola chiniana bensoni ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. campestris Gould, 1845
Cisticola chiniana campestris ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. chiniana
Cisticola chiniana chiniana ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. emendatus Vincent, 1944
Cisticola chiniana emendatus ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. fischeri Reichenow, 1891
Cisticola chiniana fischeri ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. fortis Lynes, 1930
Cisticola chiniana fortis ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. frater Reichenow, 1916
Cisticola chiniana frater ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. fricki Mearns, 1913
Cisticola chiniana fricki ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. heterophrys Oberholser, 1906
Cisticola chiniana heterophrys ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. humilis Madarasz, 1904
Cisticola chiniana humilis ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. keithi Parkes, 1987
Cisticola chiniana keithi ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. mbeya Parkes, 1987
Cisticola chiniana mbeya ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. procerus Peters, 1868
Cisticola chiniana procerus ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. simplex (Heuglin, 1869)
Cisticola chiniana simplex ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. smithersi Hall, 1956
Cisticola chiniana smithersi ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. ukamba Lynes, 1930
Cisticola chiniana ukamba ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. victoria Lynes, 1930
Cisticola chiniana victoria ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola bodessa Mearns, 1913
Cisticola bodessa ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. bodessa
Cisticola bodessa bodessa ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. kaffensis Erard, 1974
Cisticola bodessa kaffensis ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola njombe Lynes, 1933
Cisticola njombe ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. mariae Benson, 1945
Cisticola njombe mariae ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. njombe
Cisticola njombe njombe ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola cinereolus Salvadori, 1888
Cisticola cinereolus ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. cinereolus
Cisticola cinereolus cinereolus ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. schillingsi Reichenow, 1905
Cisticola cinereolus schillingsi ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola restrictus Traylor, 1967
Cisticola restrictus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola rufilatus (Hartlaub, 1870)
Cisticola rufilatus ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. ansorgei Neumann, 1906
Cisticola rufilatus ansorgei ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. rufilatus
Cisticola rufilatus rufilatus ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. vicinior Clancey, 1973
Cisticola rufilatus vicinior ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola subruficapilla (Smith, 1843)
Cisticola subruficapilla ; [AVTAX ]
C. s. jamesi Lynes, 1930
Cisticola subruficapilla jamesi ; [AVTAX ]
C. s. karasensis (Roberts, 1937)
Cisticola subruficapilla karasensis ; [AVTAX ]
C. s. namaqua Lynes, 1930
Cisticola subruficapilla namaqua ; [AVTAX ]
C. s. newtoni da Rosa Pinto, 1967
Cisticola subruficapilla newtoni ; [AVTAX ]
C. s. subruficapilla
Cisticola subruficapilla subruficapilla ; [AVTAX ]
C. s. windhoekensis (Roberts, 1937)
Cisticola subruficapilla windhoekensis ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola lais (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)
C. l. lais
Cisticola lais lais ; [AVTAX ]
C. l. maculatus Lynes, 1930
Cisticola lais maculatus ; [AVTAX ]
C. l. mashona Lynes, 1930
Cisticola lais mashona ; [AVTAX ]
C. l. monticola Roberts, 1913
Cisticola lais monticola ; [AVTAX ]
C. l. namba Lynes, 1931
Cisticola lais namba ; [AVTAX ]
C. l. oreobates Irwin, 1966
Cisticola lais oreobates ; [AVTAX ]
C. l. semifasciatus Reichenow, 1905
Cisticola lais semifasciatus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola distinctus Lynes, 1930
Cisticola distinctus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
Cisticola galactotes ; [AVTAX ]
C. g. galactotes
Cisticola galactotes galactotes ; [AVTAX ]
C. g. isodactylus Peters, 1868
Cisticola galactotes isodactylus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola marginatus (Heuglin, 1869)
Cisticola marginatus ; [AVTAX ]
C. m. amphilectus Reichenow, 1875
Cisticola marginatus amphilectus ; [AVTAX ]
C. m. marginatus
Cisticola marginatus marginatus ; [AVTAX ]
C. m. nyansae Neumann, 1905
Cisticola marginatus nyansae ; [AVTAX ]
C. m. suahelicus Neumann, 1905
Cisticola marginatus suahelicus ; [AVTAX ]
C. m. zalingei Lynes, 1930
Cisticola marginatus zalingei ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola haematocephalus Cabanis, 1868
Cisticola haematocephalus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola lugubris (Ruppell, 1840)
Cisticola lugubris ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola luapula Lynes, 1933
Cisticola luapula ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola pipiens Lynes, 1930
Cisticola pipiens ; [AVTAX ]
C. p. arundicola Clancey, 1969
Cisticola pipiens arundicola ; [AVTAX ]
C. p. congo Lynes, 1936
Cisticola pipiens congo ; [AVTAX ]
C. p. pipiens
Cisticola pipiens pipiens ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola carruthersi Ogilvie-Grant, 1909
Cisticola carruthersi ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola tinniens (Lichtenstein, 1842)
Cisticola tinniens ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. brookei Herremans, Philogene, Underhill, Raijmakers, Underhill, Johnson, Bernitz, Bernitz, Bowker & De Beer, 1999
Cisticola tinniens brookei ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. dyleffi Prigogine, 1952
Cisticola tinniens dyleffi ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. oreophilus Someren, 1922
Cisticola tinniens oreophilus ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. perpullus Hartert, 1920
Cisticola tinniens perpullus ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. shiwae White, 1947
Cisticola tinniens shiwae ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. tinniens
Cisticola tinniens tinniens ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola robustus (Ruppell, 1845)
Cisticola robustus ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. angolensis (Bocage, 1877)
Cisticola robustus angolensis ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. awemba Lynes, 1933
Cisticola robustus awemba ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. nuchalis Reichenow, 1893
Cisticola robustus nuchalis ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. omo Neumann & Lynes, 1928
Cisticola robustus omo ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. robustus
Cisticola robustus robustus ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. santae Bates, 1926
Cisticola robustus santae ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. schraderi Neumann, 1906
Cisticola robustus schraderi ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola aberdare Lynes, 1930
Cisticola aberdare ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola natalensis (Smith, 1843)
Cisticola natalensis ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. argenteus Reichenow, 1905
Cisticola natalensis argenteus ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. holubii (Pelzeln, 1882)
Cisticola natalensis holubii ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. huambo Lynes, 1930
Cisticola natalensis huambo ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. inexpectatus Neumann, 1906
Cisticola natalensis inexpectatus ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. katanga Lynes, 1930
Cisticola natalensis katanga ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. natalensis
Cisticola natalensis natalensis ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. strangei (Fraser, 1843)
Cisticola natalensis strangei ; [AVTAX ]
C. n. tonga Lynes, 1930
Cisticola natalensis tonga ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola ruficeps (Cretzschmar, 1830)
Cisticola ruficeps ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. guinea Lynes, 1930
Cisticola ruficeps guinea ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. mongalla Lynes, 1930
Cisticola ruficeps mongalla ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. ruficeps
Cisticola ruficeps ruficeps ; [AVTAX ]
C. r. scotoptera (Sundevall, 1850)
Cisticola ruficeps scotoptera ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola dorsti Chappuis & Erard, 1991
Cisticola dorsti ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola nana Fischer & Reichenow, 1884
Cisticola brachypterus (Sharpe, 1870)
Cisticola brachypterus ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. ankole Lynes, 1930
Cisticola brachypterus ankole ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. brachypterus
Cisticola brachypterus brachypterus ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. hypoxanthus Hartlaub, 1881
Cisticola brachypterus hypoxanthus ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. isabellinus Reichenow, 1907
Cisticola brachypterus isabellinus ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. katonae Madarasz, 1904
Cisticola brachypterus katonae ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. kericho Lynes, 1930
Cisticola brachypterus kericho ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. loanda Lynes, 1930
Cisticola brachypterus loanda ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. reichenowi Mearns, 1911
Cisticola brachypterus reichenowi ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. zedlitzi Reichenow, 1909
Cisticola brachypterus zedlitzi ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola rufus (Fraser, 1843)
Cisticola troglodytes (Antinori, 1864)
Cisticola troglodytes ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. ferrugineus Heuglin, 1864
Cisticola troglodytes ferrugineus ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. troglodytes
Cisticola troglodytes troglodytes ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola fulvicapilla (Vieillot, 1817)
Cisticola fulvicapilla ; [AVTAX ]
C. f. dexter Clancey, 1971
Cisticola fulvicapilla dexter ; [AVTAX ]
C. f. dispar Sousa, 1887
Cisticola fulvicapilla dispar ; [AVTAX ]
C. f. dumicola Clancey, 1983
Cisticola fulvicapilla dumicola ; [AVTAX ]
C. f. fulvicapilla
Cisticola fulvicapilla fulvicapilla ; [AVTAX ]
C. f. hallae Benson, 1955
Cisticola fulvicapilla hallae ; [AVTAX ]
C. f. lebombo (Roberts, 1936)
Cisticola fulvicapilla lebombo ; [AVTAX ]
C. f. muelleri Alexander, 1899
Cisticola fulvicapilla muelleri ; [AVTAX ]
C. f. ruficapilla (Smith, 1842)
Cisticola fulvicapilla ruficapilla ; [AVTAX ]
C. f. silberbaueri (Roberts, 1919)
Cisticola fulvicapilla silberbaueri ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola angusticauda Reichenow, 1891
Cisticola angusticauda ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola melanurus (Cabanis, 1882)
Cisticola melanurus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque, 1810)
Cisticola juncidis ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. brunniceps (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Cisticola juncidis brunniceps ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. cisticola (Temminck, 1820)
Cisticola juncidis cisticola ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. constans Stresemann, 1938
Cisticola juncidis constans ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. cursitans (Franklin, 1831)
Cisticola juncidis cursitans ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. fuscicapilla Wallace, 1864
Cisticola juncidis fuscicapilla ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. laveryi Schodde & Mason, 1979
Cisticola juncidis laveryi ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. leanyeri Givens & Hitchcock, 1953
Cisticola juncidis leanyeri ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. malaya Lynes, 1930
Cisticola juncidis malaya ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. neuroticus Meinertzhagen, 1920
Cisticola juncidis neuroticus ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. nigrostriatus Parkes, 1971
Cisticola juncidis nigrostriatus ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. normani Mathews, 1914
Cisticola juncidis normani ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. omalurus Blyth, 1851
Cisticola juncidis omalurus ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. salimalii Whistler, 1936
Cisticola juncidis salimalii ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. terrestris (Smith, 1842)
Cisticola juncidis terrestris ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. tinnabulans (Swinhoe, 1859)
Cisticola juncidis tinnabulans ; [AVTAX ]
C. j. uropygialis (Fraser, 1843)
Cisticola juncidis uropygialis ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola haesitatus (Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881)
Cisticola haesitatus ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola cherina (Smith, 1843)
Cisticola cherina ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola aridulus Witherby, 1900
Cisticola aridulus ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. aridulus
Cisticola aridulus aridulus ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. caliginus Clancey, 1955
Cisticola aridulus caliginus ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. eremicus Clancey, 1984
Cisticola aridulus eremicus ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. kalahari Ogilvie-Grant, 1910
Cisticola aridulus kalahari ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. lavendulae Ogilvie-Grant & Reid, 1901
Cisticola aridulus lavendulae ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. lobito Lynes, 1930
Cisticola aridulus lobito ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. perplexus White, 1947
Cisticola aridulus perplexus ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. tanganyika Lynes, 1930
Cisticola aridulus tanganyika ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. traylori Benson & Irwin, 1966
Cisticola aridulus traylori ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola textrix (Vieillot, 1817)
Cisticola textrix ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. anselli White, 1960
Cisticola textrix anselli ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. bulubulu Lynes, 1931
Cisticola textrix bulubulu ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. major (Roberts, 1913)
Cisticola textrix major ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. marleyi (Roberts, 1932)
Cisticola textrix marleyi ; [AVTAX ]
C. t. textrix
Cisticola textrix textrix ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola eximius (Heuglin, 1869)
Cisticola eximius ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. eximius
Cisticola eximius eximius ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. occidens Lynes, 1930
Cisticola eximius occidens ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. winneba Lynes, 1931
Cisticola eximius winneba ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola dambo Lynes, 1931
C. d. dambo
Cisticola dambo dambo ; [AVTAX ]
C. d. kasai Lynes, 1936
Cisticola dambo kasai ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola brunnescens Heuglin, 1862
Cisticola brunnescens ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. brunnescens
Cisticola brunnescens brunnescens ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. hindii Sharpe, 1896
Cisticola brunnescens hindii ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. lynesi Bates, 1926
Cisticola brunnescens lynesi ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. mbangensis Chappuis & Erard, 1973
Cisticola brunnescens mbangensis ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. nakuruensis Someren, 1922
Cisticola brunnescens nakuruensis ; [AVTAX ]
C. b. wambera Lynes, 1930
Cisticola brunnescens wambera ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola cinnamomeus Reichenow, 1904
Cisticola cinnamomeus ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. cinnamomeus
Cisticola cinnamomeus cinnamomeus ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. egregius (Roberts, 1913)
Cisticola cinnamomeus egregius ; [AVTAX ]
C. c. midcongo Lynes, 1938
Cisticola cinnamomeus midcongo ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola ayresii Hartlaub, 1863
Cisticola ayresii ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. ayresii
Cisticola ayresii ayresii ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. entebbe Lynes, 1930
Cisticola ayresii entebbe ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. gabun Lynes, 1931
Cisticola ayresii gabun ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. imatong Cave, 1938
Cisticola ayresii imatong ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. itombwensis Prigogine, 1957
Cisticola ayresii itombwensis ; [AVTAX ]
C. a. mauensis Someren, 1922
Cisticola ayresii mauensis ; [AVTAX ]
Cisticola exilis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Cisticola exilis ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. alexandrae Mathews, 1912
Cisticola exilis alexandrae ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. courtoisi La Touche, 1926
Cisticola exilis courtoisi ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. diminutus Mathews, 1922
Cisticola exilis diminutus ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. equicaudatus Baker, 1924
Cisticola exilis equicaudatus ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. erythrocephalus Blyth, 1851
Cisticola exilis erythrocephalus ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. exilis
Cisticola exilis exilis ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. lineocapilla Gould, 1847
Cisticola exilis lineocapilla ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. polionotus Mayr, 1934
Cisticola exilis polionotus ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. rusticus Wallace, 1863
Cisticola exilis rusticus ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. semirufus Cabanis, 1872
Cisticola exilis semirufus ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. tytleri Jerdon, 1863
Cisticola exilis tytleri ; [AVTAX ]
C. e. volitans (Swinhoe, 1859)
Cisticola exilis volitans ; [AVTAX ]
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