Trilling Cisticola (Cisticola woosnami) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernInvertebratesGrasslandDomed nestTiny · 14 g

Trilling Cisticola (Cisticola woosnami), photo 1 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Trilling Cisticola (Cisticola woosnami), photo 2 — Photo: (c) Nigel Voaden, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Trilling Cisticola (Cisticola woosnami), photo 3 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Trilling Cisticola (Cisticola woosnami), photo 4 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Trilling Cisticola (Cisticola woosnami), photo 5 — Photo: (c) Margaret Stevens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Trilling Cisticola

The trilling cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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What the Trilling Cisticola sounds like

Recording: paulo kivuyo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

Where the Trilling Cisticola lives

Regular range

Uganda Tanzania Zambia Rwanda Kenya Congo - Kinshasa Malawi

When to see the Trilling Cisticola

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Peak activity in November · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Rufous-winged CisticolaCisticola galactotesThe rufous-winged cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Short-winged CisticolaCisticola brachypterusThe short-winged cisticola, also known as the siffling cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Hunter's CisticolaCisticola hunteriHunter's cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

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