Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais Scientific name definitions
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (7)
Peter Ryan and Richard Dean
Version: 1.1 — Published October 22, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Huiltinktinkie |
| Bulgarian | Жалобна цистикола |
| Catalan | cistícola ploranera |
| Croatian | prugastokapa šivalica |
| Dutch | Jammergraszanger |
| English | Wailing Cisticola |
| English (United States) | Wailing Cisticola |
| Estonian | kingu-rohulind |
| French | Cisticole plaintive |
| French (Canada) | Cisticole plaintive |
| German | Trauerzistensänger |
| Japanese | シロハラセッカ |
| Norwegian | jamregressanger |
| Polish | chwastówka płaczliwa |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Fuinha-chorona |
| Serbian | Cvileća šivačica |
| Slovak | cistovník trávový |
| Spanish | Cistícola Plañidero |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cistícola plañidero |
| Swedish | jämmercistikola |
| Turkish | Karaca Sırtlı Yelpazekuyruk |
| Ukrainian | Таміка строкатоголова |
| Zulu | intingelilayo |
Revision Notes
Brooke K. Keeney standardized the account with Clements Checklist update 2024. Shawn Billerman contributed to the Systematics page.
Cisticola lais (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870)
PROTONYM:
Drymoica lais
Hartlaub & Finsch, 1870. Die Vögel Ost-Afrikas, p.237.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Natal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- CISTICOLA
- cisticola
- lais
The Key to Scientific Names
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Wailing Cisticola
Map last updated 20 October 2024.
