Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Whistling Cisticola (Cisticola lateralis) - HBW 11, p. 442
French: Cisticole siffleuse
German: Pfeifzistensänger
Spanish: Cistícola Silbador
Taxonomy: Drymoica lateralis Fraser, 1843, Cape Palmas, Liberia.
Proposed race vincenti (NE Angola and S DRCongo) synonymized with modestus. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lateralis (Fraser, 1843) - Senegal E to Cameroon.
- antinorii (Heuglin, 1869) - Central African Republic and N DRCongo E to S Sudan, Uganda and W Kenya.
- modestus ( Bocage, 1880) - Gabon, PRCongo, S & E DRCongo, N Angola and extreme NW Zambia.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Two birds in a field, perching together Locality Nyabyeya, Uganda (ssp antinorii)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2006 5 years ago 35 sec 2.9
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A large plain uniform unstreaked Cisticola of open savanna woodland. A slight chestnut tone is apparent on the wings. This bird
Locality Makasutu Nature Forest, Western Division, The Gambia (ssp lateralis)
Steve Garvie 27 November 2005 2 years ago 3 -
A perched bird, singing
Locality Kakum National Park, Central Region, Ghana
Chris and Megan Perkins 14 February 2011 35 weeks ago 2.8
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Song. Locality Atewa Range, Ghana
(ssp lateralis)
herve jacob 27 March 2012 5 weeks ago 4 -
Song. Locality Atewa Range, Ghana
(ssp lateralis)
herve jacob 26 March 2012 5 weeks ago 4
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