Ethiopian cisticola
The Ethiopian cisticola (Cisticola lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in south-central Africa.[1][2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cisticolidae |
Genus: | Cisticola |
Species: | C. lugubris |
Binomial name | |
Cisticola lugubris (Rüppell, 1840) | |
Alternate common names are Abyssinian black-backed cisticola, and winding cisticola (Ethiopian) (eBird).[3]
Taxonomy
The Ethiopian cisticola is monotypic.[4] This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, Luapula cisticola and coastal cisticola. The Clements (2017) and Howard and Moore (2014) world lists consider these taxa as a single species, the winding cisticola C. galactotes (sensu lato).[3]
Distribution and habitat
This species is found in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea.[2]
Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded grassland and swamps.
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Cisticola lugubris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103776131A118724232. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103776131A118724232.en.
- Ryan, Peter. "Ethiopian Cisticola (Cisticola lugubris)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- "Cisticola lugubris". Avibase.
- Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (2017). "IOC World Bird List (v 7.3)". doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.7.3. Retrieved 21 August 2017. Cite journal requires
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