Cisticolidae, the Glossary
The family Cisticolidae is a group of about 160 warblers, small passerine birds found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World.[1]
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52 relations: Africa, Apalis, Artisornis, Asia, Australasia, Basal (phylogenetics), Bathmocercus, Bird, Buff-bellied warbler, Calamonastes, Camaroptera, Carl Jakob Sundevall, Cinnamon-breasted warbler, Cisticola, Cladogram, Cricket warbler, Digital object identifier, Eremomela, Europe, Evolution (journal), Frank Gill (ornithologist), Golden-headed cisticola, Green longtail, Grey-capped warbler, International Ornithologists' Union, List of cisticolids, Micromacronus, Mitochondrial DNA, Molecular phylogenetics, Monotypic taxon, Namaqua warbler, Neomixis, Old World warbler, Oreolais, Oriole warbler, Pamela C. Rasmussen, Passerine, Prinia, Red-fronted prinia, Red-winged grey warbler, Red-winged prinia, Roberts's warbler, Rufous-eared warbler, Scepomycter, Schistolais, Socotra warbler, Sylviidae, Tailorbird, The Birds of Africa, Warbler, ... Expand index (2 more) »
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.
Apalis
The apalises are small passerine birds belonging to the genus Apalis, in the family Cisticolidae.
Artisornis
Artisornis is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae.
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Asia
Asia is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population.
Australasia
Australasia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising Australia, New Zealand, and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Basal (phylogenetics)
In phylogenetics, basal is the direction of the base (or root) of a rooted phylogenetic tree or cladogram.
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Bathmocercus
Bathmocercus is a genus of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
Buff-bellied warbler
The buff-bellied warbler (Phyllolais pulchella) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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Calamonastes
Calamonastes is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae.
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Camaroptera
Camaroptera is a genus of small passerine birds in the family Cisticolidae that are found in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Carl Jakob Sundevall
Carl Jakob Sundevall (22 October 1801, Högestad – 2 February 1875) was a Swedish zoologist.
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Cinnamon-breasted warbler
The cinnamon-breasted warbler or kopje warbler (Euryptila subcinnamomea) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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Cisticola
Cisticolas (pronounced sis-TIC-olas) are a genus of very small insectivorous birds formerly classified in the Old World warbler family Sylviidae, but now usually considered to be in the separate family Cisticolidae, along with other southern warbler genera.
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Cladogram
A cladogram (from Greek clados "branch" and gramma "character") is a diagram used in cladistics to show relations among organisms.
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Cricket warbler
The cricket warbler (Spiloptila clamans), also known as cricket longtail, scaly longtail or cricket prinia, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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Digital object identifier
A digital object identifier (DOI) is a persistent identifier or handle used to uniquely identify various objects, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
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Eremomela
The eremomelas are a genus, Eremomela, of passerines in the cisticola family Cisticolidae.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Evolution (journal)
Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution, is a monthly scientific journal that publishes significant new results of empirical or theoretical investigations concerning facts, processes, mechanics, or concepts of evolutionary phenomena and events.
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Frank Gill (ornithologist)
Frank Bennington Gill (October 2, 1941 in New York City) is an American ornithologist with worldwide research interests and birding experience.
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Golden-headed cisticola
The golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis), also known as the bright-capped cisticola, is a species of warbler in the family Cisticolidae, found in Australia and thirteen Asian countries.
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Green longtail
The green longtail (Urolais epichlorus) is a bird species of the family Cisticolidae, in the monotypic genus Urolais.
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Grey-capped warbler
The grey-capped warbler (Eminia lepida) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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International Ornithologists' Union
The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) is an international organization for the promotion of ornithology.
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List of cisticolids
Cisticolas and allies form the bird family Cisticolidae.
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Micromacronus
Micromacronus is a bird genus in the family Cisticolidae endemic to the Philippines.
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Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA and mDNA) is the DNA located in the mitochondria organelles in a eukaryotic cell that converts chemical energy from food into adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
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Molecular phylogenetics
Molecular phylogenetics is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships.
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Monotypic taxon
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon.
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Namaqua warbler
The Namaqua warbler (Phragmacia substriata), also known as the Namaqua prinia or white-breasted prinia, is a small passerine bird, a cisticolid warbler and the sole member of the genus Phragmacia.
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Neomixis
Neomixis is a genus of small forest birds that are endemic to Madagascar.
Old World warbler
Old World warblers are a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae.
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Oreolais
Oreolais is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae.
Oriole warbler
The oriole warbler (Hypergerus atriceps) is a large warbler in the family Cisticolidae, and the only member of the genus Hypergerus.
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Pamela C. Rasmussen
Pamela Cecile Rasmussen (born October 16, 1959) is an American ornithologist and expert on Asian birds.
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Passerine
A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes (from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species.
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Prinia
Prinia is a genus of small insectivorous birds belonging to the passerine bird family Cisticolidae.
Red-fronted prinia
The red-fronted prinia (Prinia rufifrons), also known as the red-fronted warbler and the red-faced apalis, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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Red-winged grey warbler
The red-winged grey warbler (Drymocichla incana) is a small to medium size bird in the family Cisticolidae that is native to Central Africa.
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Red-winged prinia
The red-winged prinia or the red-winged warbler (Prinia erythroptera) is a bird species in the family Cisticolidae.
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Roberts's warbler
Roberts's warbler (Oreophilais robertsi), also known as Roberts' prinia, briar warbler or brier warbler, is a species of passerine bird belonging to the family Cisticolidae.
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Rufous-eared warbler
The rufous-eared warbler (Malcorus pectoralis) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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Scepomycter
Scepomycter is a genus of threatened birds in the family Cisticolidae.
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Schistolais
Schistolais is a genus of passerine birds in the family Cisticolidae.
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Socotra warbler
The Socotra warbler (Incana incana) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
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Sylviidae
Sylviidae is a family of passerine birds that includes the typical warblers and a number of babblers formerly placed within the Old World babbler family. Cisticolidae and Sylviidae are bird families.
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Tailorbird
Tailorbirds are small birds, most belonging to the genus Orthotomus.
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The Birds of Africa
The Birds of Africa is an eight-volume ornithological handbook.
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Warbler
Various Passeriformes (perching birds) are commonly referred to as warblers.
White-tailed warbler
The white-tailed warbler (Poliolais lopezi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae, the only species of the genus Poliolais.
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Zitting cisticola
The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis) is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia.
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