Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque, 1810) FZ FATWA 12260
Family: Passeriformes > Cisticolidae

Zitting Cisticola, Philip Croft

Zitting Cisticola is a small, brown warbler, and a very rare visitor to Britain & Ireland from southern European wetlands, where it breeds.

Largely resident in habits, it is thought that European birds may be partial migrants. Zitting Cisticola was recorded breeding on the Channel Islands in 2009.

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  • Breeding
  • Winter
184 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
184 records

BTO RECORDS

184 records observations recorded by BTO surveyors
184 records

BTO RECORDS

Identification

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Status and Trends

Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.

CONSERVATION STATUS

This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.

POPULATION SIZE

We have no population estimates for this scarce species.

DISTRIBUTION

The first confirmed breeding by Zitting Cisticolas in the region covered by the Britain & Ireland bird atlases was recorded at Port Soif on Guernsey in 2009. This followed a singing male on Alderney in 2008 and previous unconfirmed breeding reports there.

Occupied 10-km squares in UK

European Distribution Map

European Breeding Bird Atlas 2

DISTRIBUTION CHANGE

Movement

Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.

RINGING RECOVERIES

View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.

Biology

Lifecycle and body size information about Zitting Cisticola, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.

PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING

Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.

BIOMETRICS

Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.

Feather measurements and photos on featherbase

CODES & CLASSIFICATION

For information in another language (where available) click on a linked name

Catalan: trist
Czech: cistovník rákosníkový
Danish: Cistussanger
Dutch: Graszanger
Estonian: rohulind
Finnish: heinäkerttu
French: Cisticole des joncs
German: Zistensänger
Hungarian: szuharbújó
Icelandic: Hálmsöngvari
Irish: Ceolaire Earrfheanach
Italian: Beccamoschino
Latvian: zalu platastite
Lithuanian: skestauodege cistikola
Norwegian: Cistussanger
Polish: chwastówka (zwyczajna)
Portuguese: fuinha-dos-juncos
Slovak: cistovník ryšavý
Slovenian: brškinka
Spanish: Cistícola buitrón
Swedish: grässångare

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