Rattling Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 16.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 88).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 60).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Rion Lerm · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
17 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Cisticola chiniana simplex
s Sudan, ne DR Congo and n Uganda
- Cisticola chiniana fricki
s Ethiopia and n Kenya
- Cisticola chiniana fortis
Gabon to c Angola, s DR Congo and Zambia
- Cisticola chiniana humilis
e Uganda and w Kenya
- Cisticola chiniana fischeri
nc Tanzania
- Cisticola chiniana ukamba
c Kenya and n Tanzania
- Cisticola chiniana victoria
sw Kenya and n Tanzania
- Cisticola chiniana heterophrys
coastal Kenya and Tanzania
- Cisticola chiniana keithi
sc Tanzania
- Cisticola chiniana mbeya
s Tanzania
- Cisticola chiniana emendatus
Malawi, se Tanzania and n Mozambique
- Cisticola chiniana procerus
e Zambia, s Malawi and c Mozambique
- Cisticola chiniana frater
c Namibia
- Cisticola chiniana bensoni
s Zambia
- Cisticola chiniana smithersi
s Angola and n Namibia to w Zimbabwe
- Cisticola chiniana chiniana
se Botswana and Zimbabwe to sc Mozambique and c South Africa
- Cisticola chiniana campestris
se Mozambique and e South Africa
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Cisticola chiniana
Which family does it belong to?
Cisticolas & Allies (Cisticolidae)
Where is it found?
Africa: Central & Eastern & Southern
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Jan Ebr & Ivana Ebrová · CC BY
