Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (25)
- 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 | Kortvlerktinktinkie |
| Bulgarian | Късокрила цистикола |
| Catalan | cistícola alacurta |
| Croatian | kratkokrila šivalica |
| Dutch | Kortvleugelgraszanger |
| English | Siffling Cisticola |
| English (AVI) | Short-winged Cisticola |
| English (United States) | Siffling Cisticola |
| Estonian | välu-rohulind |
| Finnish | latvusherttu |
| French | Cisticole à ailes courtes |
| French (Canada) | Cisticole à ailes courtes |
| German | Kurzflügel-Zistensänger |
| Japanese | クチブエセッカ |
| Norwegian | vislegressanger |
| Polish | chwastówka sawannowa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Fuinha-d'asa-curta |
| Russian | Короткокрылая цистикола |
| Serbian | Kratkokrila šivačica |
| Slovak | cistovník krátkokrídly |
| Spanish | Cistícola Alicorto |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cistícola alicorto |
| Swedish | kortvingad cistikola |
| Turkish | Kısa Kanatlı Yelpazekuyruk |
| Ukrainian | Таміка саванова |
Cisticola brachypterus (Sharpe, 1870)
PROTONYM:
Drymoeca brachyptera
Sharpe, 1870. Ibis, p.476 pl.14 fig.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Volta River, Gold Coast.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
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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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Cisticola brachypterus brachypterus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Senegal E to W and N South Sudan, S to N Angola (Cabinda) and N DRCongo.
Cisticola brachypterus brachypterus (Sharpe, 1870)
PROTONYM:
Drymoeca brachyptera
Sharpe, 1870. Ibis, p.476 pl.14 fig.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Volta River, Gold Coast.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
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 brachypterus zedlitzi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E South Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopian highlands.
Cisticola brachypterus zedlitzi Reichenow, 1909
PROTONYM:
Cisticola zedlitzi
Reichenow, 1909. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 17, p.42.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Mareb, Eritrea.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
- zedlitzi
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 brachypterus reichenowi Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S Somalia, coastal Kenya and NE Tanzania.
Cisticola brachypterus reichenowi Mearns, 1911
PROTONYM:
Cisticola hypoxantha reichenowi
Mearns, 1911. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 56 (25), p.6.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Changamwe, near Mombasa, Kenya.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
- reichenovi / reichenovii / reichenowi
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 brachypterus loanda Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Angola, S DRCongo and N Zambia.
Cisticola brachypterus loanda Lynes, 1930
PROTONYM:
Cisticola brachyptera loanda
Lynes, 1930. Ibis Supplementary Number, p.486, pl. 16, fig. 69.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lepe (= Lepi), Benguela district, Angola; altitude 4,900 feet.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
- loanda / loandae
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 brachypterus hypoxanthus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
NE DRCongo, S South Sudan and N Uganda.
Cisticola brachypterus hypoxanthus Hartlaub, 1881
PROTONYM:
Cisticola hypoxantha
Hartlaub, 1881. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1880, Part 4, p.624.
TYPE LOCALITY:
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
- hypoxanthus
- Hypoxanthus
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 brachypterus ankole Scientific name definitions
Distribution
E DRCongo and S Uganda S to NW Tanzania.
Cisticola brachypterus ankole Lynes, 1930
PROTONYM:
Cisticola brachyptera ankole
Lynes, 1930. Ibis Supplementary Number, p.489, pl. 16, fig. 68.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Ankole, Uganda.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
- ankole
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 brachypterus katonae Scientific name definitions
Distribution
C Kenya and N Tanzania.
Cisticola brachypterus katonae Madarász, 1904
PROTONYM:
Cisticola katonae
Madarász, 1904. Annales Historico-naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici 2, p.204.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Boma-Gombe (= Boma La Ngombe), Tanganyika.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
- katonae
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 brachypterus kericho Scientific name definitions
Distribution
SW Kenya.
Cisticola brachypterus kericho Lynes, 1930
PROTONYM:
Cisticola brachyptera kericho
Lynes, 1930. Ibis Supplementary Number, p.491.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kericho, southwestern Kenya.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
- kericho
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 brachypterus isabellinus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
C Tanzania and S and E Zambia S to Mozambique.
Cisticola brachypterus isabellinus Reichenow, 1907
PROTONYM:
Cisticola isabellina
Reichenow, 1907. Ornithologische Monatsberichte 15, p.60.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Songea, Tanganyika.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- brachypterus
- Brachypterus
- isabellina / isabellinus
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)
- Year-round
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Distribution of the Siffling Cisticola
