This is a family of small, often rather drab passerine birds found in the southern parts of the Old World. They are often found in scrub and grassland.

Rock-loving Cisticola. Mabusa, South Africa May 2016
Winding Cisticola. Marutswa Forest, South Africa August 2017
Barred Wren-warbler. Erongo, Namibia August 2022
Desert Cisticola. Mabusa, South Africa May 2016
Black-throated Apalis. Samburu, Kenya September 2019
Yellow-breasted Apalis. Isimangaliso, South Africa August 2017
Black-backed Cisticola. Kotu, The Gambia February 2013
Bar-throated Apalis
Rattling Cisticola. Pretoria, South Africa May 2016
Gray-capped Warbler. Lake Naivasha, Kenya September 2019
Green-backed Camaroptera. Erongo, Namibia August 2022
Ashy Tailorbird. Kuala Selangor April 2009
Plain Prinia. Delhi, India March 2012
Jungle Prinia. Sigiria, Sri Lanka February 2025
Grey-breasted Cisticola. Sigiriya, Sri Lanka February 2025
Levaillant's Cisticola. Sani Pass, South Africa August 2017
Drakensberg Prinia. Sani Pass, South Africa August 2017
Delicate Prinia. Muscat, Oman October 2025
Ashy Prinia. Delhi, India March 2012
Graceful Prinia. Ayn Hamran, Oman November 2025