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Cisticola ruficeps

Red-pate Cisticola


Cisticola ruficeps

(Cretzschmar, PJ, 1830)

Family: Cisticolidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The red-pate cisticola (Cisticola ruficeps) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
It is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna and swamps.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cisticola ruficeps. 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
96752104/08/2019UgandaNorthern RegionKidepo Valley National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
97531002/08/2019UgandaNorthern RegionKidepo Valley National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Red-pate Cisticola (Cisticola ruficeps) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.