Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (9)
Peter Ryan and Richard Dean
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2006
Text last updated January 1, 2006
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Woestynklopkloppie |
| Bulgarian | Пустинна цистикола |
| Catalan | cistícola del desert |
| Croatian | pustinjska šivalica |
| Czech | cistovník suchomilný |
| Dutch | Kalaharigraszanger |
| English | Desert Cisticola |
| English (AVI) | Desert Cisticola |
| English (United States) | Desert Cisticola |
| Estonian | kõnnu-rohulind |
| Finnish | aroherttu |
| French | Cisticole du désert |
| French (Canada) | Cisticole du désert |
| German | Kalaharizistensänger |
| Japanese | サバクセッカ |
| Norwegian | ørkengressanger |
| Polish | chwastówka pustynna |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Fuinha-do-deserto |
| Russian | Пустынная цистикола |
| Serbian | Pustinjska šivačica |
| Slovak | cistovník púštny |
| Spanish | Cistícola del Kalahari |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cistícola del Kalahari |
| Swedish | ökencistikola |
| Turkish | Çöl Yelpazekuyruğu |
| Ukrainian | Таміка пустельна |
| Zulu | uncede wehlane |
Cisticola aridulus Witherby, 1900
PROTONYM:
Cisticola aridula
Witherby, 1900. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 11, p.13.
TYPE LOCALITY:
about 60 miles south of Khartoum, White Nile = Gerazi, fide Lynes, 1930, Ibis, Cisticola Suppl., p. 619.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola aridulus aridulus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Sahel from S Mauritania and Senegal E to Sudan.
Cisticola aridulus aridulus Witherby, 1900
PROTONYM:
Cisticola aridula
Witherby, 1900. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 11, p.13.
TYPE LOCALITY:
about 60 miles south of Khartoum, White Nile = Gerazi, fide Lynes, 1930, Ibis, Cisticola Suppl., p. 619.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola aridulus lavendulae Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Eritrea, Ethiopia, NW Somalia and N Kenya.
Cisticola aridulus lavendulae Ogilvie-Grant & Reid, 1901
PROTONYM:
Cisticola lavendulae
Ogilvie-Grant & Reid, 1901. Ibis (8) 1 (4), p.650-651.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Aroharlaise, British Somaliland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
- lavendulae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola aridulus tanganyika Scientific name definitions
Distribution
C and S Kenya and Tanzania.
Cisticola aridulus tanganyika Lynes, 1930
PROTONYM:
Cisticola aridula tanganyika
Lynes, 1930. Ibis Supplementary Number, p.126, pl. 4, fig. 13.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Morogoro, Tanganyika.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
- tanganicae / tanganjicae / tanganyicae / tanganyika / tanganyikae
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola aridulus lobito Scientific name definitions
Distribution
W Angola.
Cisticola aridulus lobito Lynes, 1930
PROTONYM:
Cisticola aridula lobito
Lynes, 1930. Ibis Supplementary Number, p.125.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lobito Bay, Benguela Province, Angola.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
- lobito
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola aridulus traylori Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E Angola and W Zambia.
Cisticola aridulus traylori Benson & Irwin, 1966
PROTONYM:
Cisticola aridula traylori
Benson & Irwin, 1966. Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 2 (27), p.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mocussueze (= Mucussuege), Moxico Province, eastern Angola, lat. 11° 06' S., long. 21° 56' E.; altitude 3,400 feet.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
- traylori
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola aridulus eremicus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S Angola, WC and S Zambia, N Namibia, N Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Cisticola aridulus eremicus Clancey, 1984
PROTONYM:
Cisticola aridula eremica
Clancey, 1984. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 104 (3), p.87.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
- eremicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola aridulus perplexus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
NE Zambia (Bangweulu Swamps).
Cisticola aridulus perplexus White, 1947
PROTONYM:
Cisticola aridula perplexa
White, 1947. Ostrich 18, p.174.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Chambezi (= Chambeshi) valley, Northern Province, Northern Rhodesia = Lake Chaya, edge of Bangweulu Swamps, Zambia, fide Benson et al., 1973, Birds Zambia, ed. 2, p. 267.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
- perplexa / perplexus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola aridulus kalahari Scientific name definitions
Distribution
C Namibia, S Botswana and South African Plateau.
Cisticola aridulus kalahari Ogilvie-Grant, 1910
PROTONYM:
Cisticola kalahari
Ogilvie-Grant, 1910. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 25, p.121.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Molopo River, Bechuanaland.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
- kalahari / kalahariae / kalaharica / kalaharicus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola aridulus caliginus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E South Africa (lowveld and KwaZulu-Natal) and Swaziland.
Cisticola aridulus caliginus Clancey, 1955
PROTONYM:
Cisticola aridula caligina
Clancey, 1955. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 75 (9), p.127.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Maputa, northeastern Zululand, Natal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- aridula / aridulus
- caliginus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Desert Cisticola
