Chirping cisticola

The chirping cisticola (Cisticola pipiens) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.

Chirping cisticola
C. p. arundicola at Moremi, Botswana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species:
C. pipiens
Binomial name
Cisticola pipiens
Lynes, 1930

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Cisticola pipiens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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