Listen to the Tiny cisticola
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About the Tiny cisticola
The Tiny cisticola is a bird in the family Cisticolidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”.
What does the Tiny cisticola sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The tiny cisticola (Cisticola nana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Related birds in the genus Cisticola
More from the family Cisticolidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Tiny cisticola sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Tiny cisticola on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Tiny cisticola endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Tiny cisticola as “least concern”.
What family does the Tiny cisticola belong to?
The Tiny cisticola (Cisticola nana) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Tiny Cisticola (Cisticola nana) (022A-WA03044X0030-0018M0) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q3726868 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Tiny cisticola – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Joseph Mochoge – CC BY-SA 3.0