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Zitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis - Graszanger
Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.
The following 17 subspecies are being recognized:
Cisticola juncidis cisticola - West-France, Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands and Northwest-Africa;
Cisticola juncidis juncidis - South-France to Turkey and Syria, Egypt and large Mediterranean islands;
Cisticola juncidis uropygialis - Senegal and Gambia to Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania and Nigeria;
Cisticola juncidis terrestris - Gabon and Congo to South-Tanzania and south to South Africa;
Cisticola juncidis neuroticus - Cyprus, Lebanon and Israel to West-Iran;
Cisticola juncidis cursitans - East-Afghanistan to Myanmar and South-China to Southeast-India and dry lowlands of Sri Lanka;
Cisticola juncidis salimalii - Southwest-India;
Cisticola juncidis omalurus - Sri Lanka (except dry lowlands);
Cisticola juncidis brunniceps - South-Korea, Japan and Batan Island (North-Philippines);
Cisticola juncidis tinnabulans - Southeast-China and Taiwan to Thailand, Indochina and Philippines (except Batan and Palawan);
Cisticola juncidis nigrostriatus - Palawan Island (Philippines);
Cisticola juncidis malaya - Nicobar Island, Southeast-Myanmar, Southwest-Thailand, Malayan Peninsula and Greater Sundas;
Cisticola juncidis fuscicapilla - East-Java, the Kangean Island and Lesser Sundas;
Cisticola juncidis constans - Sulawesi and nearby islands;
Cisticola juncidis leanyeri - Northcentral-Australia;
Cisticola juncidis normani - Northwest-Queensland north to Northeast-Australia;
Cisticola juncidis laveryi - Northeast-Australia, Southcentral-New Guinea.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.