List of Southern African Birds - Apalises, Cisticolas and Prinias

Apalises, Cisticolas and Prinias

Order: Passeriformes. Family: Cisticolidae

Cisticolidae are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. They are often difficult to see and many species are similar in appearance, so the song is often the best identification guide. These are insectivorous birds that nest low in vegetation. There are 110 species worldwide, 37 in Southern Africa.

Apalis

  • Bar-throated Apalis Apalis thoracica
  • Yellow-breasted Apalis Apalis flavida
  • Rudd's Apalis Apalis ruddi
  • Black-headed Apalis Apalis melanocephala
  • Chirinda Apalis Apalis chirindensis

Cisticola

  • Red-faced Cisticola Cisticola erythrops
  • Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans
  • Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans
  • Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
  • Tinkling Cisticola Cisticola rufilatus
  • Grey-backed Cisticola Cisticola subruficapilla
  • Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais
  • Winding Cisticola Cisticola galactotes
  • Luapula Cisticola Cisticola luapula
  • Chirping Cisticola Cisticola pipiens
  • Levaillant's Cisticola Cisticola tinniens
  • Croaking Cisticola Cisticola natalensis
  • Neddicky Cisticola fulvicapilla
  • Siffling Cisticola Cisticola brachypterus
  • Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
  • Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus
  • Cloud Cisticola Cisticola textrix
  • Pale-crowned Cisticola Cisticola cinnamomeus
  • Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii

Prinia

  • Tawny-flanked Prinia Prinia subflava
  • Black-chested Prinia Prinia flavicans
  • Karoo Prinia Prinia maculosa
  • Drakensberg Prinia Prinia hypoxantha

Camaroptera

  • Green-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brachyura
  • Grey-backed Camaroptera Camaroptera brevicaudata

Warbler

  • Barred Wren-Warbler Calamonastes fasciolatus
  • Stierling's Wren-Warbler Calamonastes stierlingi
  • Cinnamon-breasted Warbler Euryptila subcinnamomea
  • Namaqua Warbler Phragmacia substriata
  • Briar Warbler Oreophilais robertsi
  • Red-winged Warbler Heliolais erythropterus
  • Rufous-eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis

Read more about this topic:  List Of Southern African Birds