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Cisticola cantans

Singing Cisticola


Cisticola cantans

(Heuglin, MT, 1869)
Family: Cisticolidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Synonyms: Drymoeca cantans.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The singing cisticola (Cisticola cantans) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
It is native to northern and eastern sub-Saharan Africa.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cisticola cantans. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
110745931/07/2019UgandaCentral RegionZiwa Rhino SanctuaryVictor Hugo Michelini
96011931/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionKampala/masindi Road1Diego Oscar
113015926/07/2019UgandaWestern RegionQueen Elizabeth National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
204371127/04/2019EthiopiaArsiDebre LibanosMarcelo Gavensky
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Singing Cisticola (Cisticola cantans) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.