Carruthers's Cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesWetlandDomed nestTiny · 11 g

Carruthers's Cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi), photo 1 — Photo: Jiro Iguchi · CC BY 4.0

Carruthers's Cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Carruthers's Cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi), photo 3 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Carruthers's Cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi), photo 4 — Photo: (c) Thomas Galewski, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Carruthers's Cisticola (Cisticola carruthersi), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Jiro Iguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Carruthers's Cisticola

Carruthers's cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitat is swamps.

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Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor

Uganda Kenya Rwanda

Recorded as a rare visitor in Congo - Kinshasa.

When to see it

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Peak activity in July · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Tinkling CisticolaCisticola rufilatusThe tinkling cisticola or grey cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Luapula CisticolaCisticola luapulaThe Luapula cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusThe ashy cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

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