Stout Cisticola

Cisticola robustus

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cisticolidae
Genus
Cisticola
eBird Code
stocis1

Subspecies (7)

  • Cisticola robustus angolensis

    Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (western Katanga) and northwestern Zambia

  • Cisticola robustus awemba

    southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (eastern Katanga) to southwestern Tanzania and northeastern Zambia

  • Cisticola robustus nuchalis

    northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to Kenya and northern Tanzania

  • Cisticola robustus omo

    southern Ethiopian plateau

  • Cisticola robustus robustus

    northern Ethiopian plateau and Harar

  • Cisticola robustus santae

    highlands of eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon

  • Cisticola robustus schraderi

    central Eritrea and adjacent northern Ethiopia (Adigrat)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.