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OverviewAI-generated
Cisticola juncidis, commonly known as the Zitting Cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Classified within the order Passeriformes and class Aves, it belongs to the genus Cisticola. The species was described by Rafinesque in 1810. Other common names include Cistícola buitrón, Beccamoschino, and Cisticole des joncs.
The taxon range includes Africa, Hefei, and the Nanling Mountains. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern as of 2024. Biological records indicate an average litter size of 3.7 and an egg incubation period of 13. Specimens are held by institutions including SUI, UWBM, ANWC, ROM, and CM, with records from countries such as Spain, the Philippines, South Africa, Timor-Leste, and Uganda.
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Species
Least ConcernZitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae
via GBIF · IUCN
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 998
- With media
- 108
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Collections
- SUI, UWBM, ANWC, ROM, CM, WFVZ
- Recorded in
- Spain, Philippines, South Africa, Timor-Leste, Uganda, Australia
Bird sounds
- song, flight song· China· quality A
- call, song· China· quality A
- flight call· Spain· quality A
- flight call· Portugal· quality A
via Xeno-canto
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cisticola
- Image
- Zitting Cisticola in Bhigwan August 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 01.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- Commons category
- Cisticola juncidis
- taxon name
- Cisticola juncidis
- Commons gallery
- Cisticola juncidis
- litter size
- 3.7
- egg incubation period
- 13
- taxon range
- Africa
- short name
- C. juncidis
- taxon author citation
- (Rafinesque, 1810)
- taxon common name
- saltón
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Encyclopedic overview
The zitting cisticola, formerly also fan-tailed warbler or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis) is a widely distributed Old World warbler in the family Cisticolidae, whose breeding range includes western and southern Europe, Africa outside the deserts and rainforest, and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump; in addition it lacks any gold on the collar and the brownish tail is tipped with white. During the breeding season males have a zigzagging flight display accompanied by regular "zit" calls that give it its English name. They build their pouch nest suspended within a clump of grass.
Taxonomy and systematics
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