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Grey-backed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla (A.Smith, 1843) — also called Red-headed Cisticola, Gray-backed Cisticola, Red-headed Cisticola (Red-headed). Occurrence records of the Grey-backed Cisticola are shared on GBIF from around 83 parks and reserves in the directory, most of all Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected Area (1 037 records), in 3 provinces.
IUCN: Least concernCisticolidae
83reserves with records
9 734records around them
3provinces
LCIUCN category
Where it is recorded
| Reserve | Province | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Langebaan Lagoon Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 1 037 |
| West Coast National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 926 |
| Hottentots-HollandProtected area | WC Western Cape | 858 |
| Bontebok National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 435 |
| De Hoop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 360 |
| Karoo National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 341 |
| Betty's Bay Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 334 |
| Stony Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 310 |
| Stony Point Penguin ColonyNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 310 |
| Mountain Zebra National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 297 |
| Baviaanskloof Mega ReserveProtected area | EC Eastern Cape | 258 |
| Lang Elsie's Kraal Rest CampNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 257 |
| West Coast Fossil ParkProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 248 |
| Cape Point Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 241 |
| Matjiesrivier Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 219 |
| Rocherpan Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 216 |
| Silvermine Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 198 |
| Cederberg Wilderness AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 190 |
| CederbergProtected area | WC Western Cape | 190 |
| De Mond Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 185 |
| Lion's Head Hiking TrailNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 178 |
| Macassar Dunes Conservation AreaProtected area | WC Western Cape | 136 |
| Blaauwberg Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 124 |
| Jock's BayNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 119 |
| Paternoster MiddenProtected heritage site | WC Western Cape | 117 |
| Boland Mountain ComplexProtected area | WC Western Cape | 116 |
| Postberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 115 |
| Darling Renosterveld ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 110 |
| Pauline Bohnen Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 109 |
| Avani Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 98 |
| Koeberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 61 |
| Akkerendam Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 60 |
| Ramskop Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 53 |
| Vrolijkheid Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 50 |
| Boulders Penguin ColonyGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 50 |
| Lutzville Conservation AreaNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 50 |
| Lambert’s Bay Bird Island Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 48 |
| Sixteen Mile Beach Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 44 |
| !Khwa ttu Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 44 |
| Agulhas National ParkNational park | WC Western Cape | 43 |
| Platbos Forest ReserveForest reserve | WC Western Cape | 42 |
| Goegap Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 42 |
| Kogelberg Nature ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 37 |
| Garden Route Safari CampPrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 33 |
| Cango WildlifeNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 33 |
| Tienie Versveld Wildflower ReserveProtected area | WC Western Cape | 32 |
| Tienie Versfeld Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 32 |
| Oorlogskloof Nature ReserveNature reserve | NC Northern Cape | 26 |
| Kwandwe Private Game ReserveGame reserve | EC Eastern Cape | 25 |
| Hopefield Private Nature ReservePrivate game reserve | WC Western Cape | 22 |
| Elandsberg Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 20 |
| Panthera Africa Big Cat SanctuaryWildlife sanctuary | WC Western Cape | 19 |
| Wild Rescue Nature ReserveGame reserve | WC Western Cape | 17 |
| Phillipskop Mountain ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 14 |
| Rocherpan Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 13 |
| Walker Bay Whale SanctuaryMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 13 |
| Camdeboo National ParkNational park | EC Eastern Cape | 13 |
| Marcus Island Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | WC Western Cape | 12 |
| Walker Bay Nature ReserveNature reserve | WC Western Cape | 12 |
| Namaqua National Park Marine Protected AreaMarine protected area | NC Northern Cape | 11 |
and 23 more reserves with fewer records.
By province
- Western Cape
- 72 reserves
- Northern Cape
- 7 reserves
- Eastern Cape
- 4 reserves
Taxonomy
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Scientific name
- Cisticola subruficapilla
- GBIF taxon
- 7340488
- Wikidata
- Q1314566
More of the Cisticolidae family
NeddickyTawny-flanked PriniaBar-throated ApalisLevaillant's CisticolaKaroo PriniaGreen-backed CamaropteraRattling CisticolaZitting CisticolaYellow-breasted ApalisBlack-chested PriniaLazy CisticolaDrakensberg PriniaWailing CisticolaWing-snapping CisticolaCloud CisticolaCroaking CisticolaDesert CisticolaRufous-eared WarblerRudd's ApalisGrey-backed CamaropteraRed-faced CisticolaBurnt-neck EremomelaYellow-bellied EremomelaNamaqua WarblerPale-crowned CisticolaRufous-winged CisticolaBarred Wren-WarblerCinnamon-breasted WarblerStierling's Wren-Warbler
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records within the radius of each reserve's point; taxonomy and IUCN category from the GBIF backbone; photo from Wikimedia Commons, credit on the picture. Records near a reserve do not prove the species lives inside it.