List of Birds of Malawi - Cisticolas and Allies

Cisticolas and Allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. There are 111 species worldwide and 26 species which occur in Malawi.

  • Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
  • Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
  • Trilling Cisticola Cisticola woosnami
  • Black-lored Cisticola Cisticola nigriloris
  • Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
  • Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
  • Gray Cisticola Cisticola rufilatus
  • Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
  • Churring Cisticola Cisticola njombe
  • Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
  • Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
  • Piping Cisticola Cisticola fulvicapillus
  • Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
  • Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
  • Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii
  • Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
  • Red-winged Prinia Prinia erythroptera
  • Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
  • White-winged Apalis Apalis chariessa
  • Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
  • Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi (Ex?)
  • Chapin's Apalis Apalis chapini
  • Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala
  • Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola
  • Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
  • Miombo Camaroptera Calamonastes undosus

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