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Cisticola troglodytes

Foxy Cisticola


Cisticola troglodytes

(Antinori, O, 1864)

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

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Synonyms: Drymoica? troglodytes.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern


Description


The foxy cisticola (Cisticola troglodytes) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

It is native to Central African Republic (Bozoum and Manovo-Gounda St. Floris National Park), Democratic Republic of the Congo (Garamba National Park), Ethiopia (Gambela National Park), Kenya (Mount Elgon), Sudan (Ashana-Bandingilo-Dinder-Imatong Mountains and Juba) and Uganda (Kidepo Valley National Park, Mt Kie Forest, Mt. Moroto Forest Reserve and Mt Otzi Forest Reserve). It is also known to be vagrant to Mali. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland.

Source: Wikipedia, article Cisticola troglodytes. 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
96642405/08/2019UgandaNorthern RegionKidepo Valley National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
96752304/08/2019UgandaNorthern RegionKidepo Valley National ParkVictor Hugo Michelini
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Foxy Cisticola (Cisticola troglodytes) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.