Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Tinkling Cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus) - HBW 11, p. 447
French: Cisticole grise
German: Rotschwanz-Zistensänger
Spanish: Cistícola Gris
Other common names: Grey Cisticola
Taxonomy: Drymoica rufilata Hartlaub, 1870, Elephant Vlei, Damaraland, Namibia.
Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- ansorgei Neumann, 1906 - SE Gabon, S PRCongo, C Angola, S DRCongo, N Zambia and Malawi.
- rufilatus (Hartlaub, 1870) - SE Angola, SW Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, W Zimbabwe and N South Africa.
- vicinior Clancey, 1973 - C Zimbabwe plateau.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A worn and rather bleached plumaged adult foraging on the ground Locality Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp rufilatus)
Greg Baker 13 September 1999 1 year ago 38 sec 3.9 -
An individual perched and calling before flying away Locality Liwonde National Park, Southern Region, Malawi (ssp ansorgei)
Greg Baker 22 October 2005 32 weeks ago 13 sec 3.3 -
A partially hidden individual preening Locality Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe (ssp rufilatus)
Greg Baker 17 September 1999 1 year ago 16 sec 3
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A bird on the ground
Locality Katima Mulilo, Caprivi Region, Namibia
Aleix Comas 31 August 2007 3 years ago 3.5 -
Feeding on the ground.
Locality Pilanesberg National Park, North West Province, South Africa
Robert Erasmus 11 August 2008 2 years ago 3.2 -
Foraging on the ground
Locality Etosha National Park, Kunene Region, Namibia
Lindsay Hansch 18 September 2007 2 years ago 3
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A bird calling. Locality Liwonde National Park, Southern Region, Malawi
(ssp ansorgei)
Greg Baker 22 October 2005 23 weeks ago 4
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