Whistling Cisticola (Cisticola lateralis)
About the Whistling Cisticola
The whistling cisticola (Cisticola lateralis) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is native to the African tropical rainforest and adjacent areas. Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, and moist savanna. The whistling cisticola was formally described in 1843 by the British zoologist and collector Louis Fraser under the binomial name Drymoica lateralis based on a specimen collected near Cape Palmas in the south of Liberia. The specific epithet lateralis is Latin meaning "of the side" or "lateral". The whistling cisticola is now one of 53 species placed in the genus Cisticola that was introduced in 1829 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup. Three subspecies are recognised: C. l. lateralis (Fraser, 1843) – Senegal and Gambia to Cameroon
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 56 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusrecording
- Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigrilorisrecording
- Lynes's CisticolaCisticola distinctusrecording
- Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianarecording
- Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsrecording
- Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.