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title: "Levaillant's Cisticola"
description: "Cisticola tinniens — Uccelli. Levaillant's cisticola (Cisticola tinniens), also known as the tinkling cisticola, is a small passerine bird which is native to marshlands in the uplands of Africa, southwards of the equator."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/levaillant-s-cisticola
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Levaillant's Cisticola

> Cisticola tinniens — Uccelli. Levaillant's cisticola (Cisticola tinniens), also known as the tinkling cisticola, is a small passerine bird which is native to marshlands in the uplands of Africa, southwards of the equator.

- Scientific name: *Cisticola tinniens*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi)
- iNaturalist observations: 3569
- Wikidata: [Q2225928](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2225928)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7660](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7660)

## Names

- en: Levaillant's Cisticola
- de: Vleycistensänger
- es: Cistícola de Levaillant
- fr: Cisticole à sonnette
- nl: Valleigraszanger
- pt: Fuinha-zunidora
- pl: Chwastówka zielna

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (3402), ZW (18), KE (6), AO (4), SZ (3)

## Summary

Levaillant's cisticola (Cisticola tinniens), also known as the tinkling cisticola, is a small passerine bird which is native to marshlands in the uplands of Africa, southwards of the equator.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levaillant%27s_cisticola

## Photo

![Levaillant's Cisticola](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/levaillant-s-cisticola/medium.jpg)

Photo: o2k · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76127820

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/levaillant-s-cisticola?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).