Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Croaking Cisticola (Cisticola natalensis) - HBW 11, p. 452
French: Cisticole striée
German: Strichelzistensänger
Spanish: Cistícola de Natal
Taxonomy: Drymoica natalensis A. Smith, 1843, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Races intergrade to some extent, especially nominate and strangei through S Kenya, Tanzania and N Mozambique. Proposed races kapitensis (C Kenya to NE Tanzania) and littoralis (coast from SE Kenya to NE Tanzania) synonymized with strangei; matengorum (S Tanzania to N Mozambique) and vigilax (C Zimbabwe to NE S Africa) synonymized with nominate. Eight subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- strangei ( Fraser, 1843) - Senegal to SW Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, SC Kenya and N Tanzania.
- tonga Lynes, 1930 - S Sudan.
- inexpectatus Neumann, 1906 - Eritrea and C Ethiopian Highlands.
- strangei ( Fraser, 1843) - Senegal to SW Sudan, Uganda, Burundi, SC Kenya and N Tanzania.
- tonga Lynes, 1930 - S Sudan.
- inexpectatus Neumann, 1906 - Eritrea and C Ethiopian Highlands.
- argenteus Reichenow, 1905 - S Ethiopia, N Kenya and S Somalia.
- huambo Lynes, 1930 - W & C Angola.
- katanga Lynes, 1930 - NE Angola, S DRCongo, Zambia (except SW & E), SW Tanzania and N Malawi.
- natalensis (A. Smith, 1843) - SC Tanzania, E Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and E South Africa.
- holubii ( Pelzeln, 1882) - SW Zambia, NE Botswana and extreme W Zimbabwe.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird on top of a bush and flying away Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp strangei)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2006 6 years ago 28 sec 4 -
A bird on top of a bush, preening Locality Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda (ssp strangei)
Josep del Hoyo 29 August 2006 6 years ago 30 sec 3.9
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Singing male.
Locality Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
John Innes 6 July 2012 39 weeks ago 3 -
Male perched on top of bush.
Locality Akagera National Park, East Province, Rwanda
Jason Anderson 28 February 2010 1 year ago 3 -
A bird alert perched in long grass
Locality Shai Hills Resource Reserve, Greater Accra Region, Ghana (ssp strangei)
Ian Fulton 1 March 2009 3 years ago 3
- No sound recordings available yet
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