Pale-crowned cisticola
Appearance
Pale-crowned cisticola | |
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Midmar Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cisticolidae |
Genus: | Cisticola |
Species: | C. cinnamomeus
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Binomial name | |
Cisticola cinnamomeus Reichenow, 1904
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The pale-crowned cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
Taxonomy
[edit]Cisticola cinnamomeus was split from Cisticola brunnescens (pectoral-patch cisticola); since 2000 it has been recognised as a separate species by most world bird-listing authorities.[2]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in Africa from eastern South Africa to Gabon and Tanzania.[3][4]
Habitat
[edit]Its natural habitats are damp or marshy areas in upland grassland.[3][5]
References
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- ^ Lepage, Denis. "Avibase - The World Bird Database". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2003). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Cape Town: Struik. p. 510. ISBN 9781868728572.
- ^ Ryan, P.; Dean, R. "Pale-crowned Cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ Stevenson, Terry; Fanshaw, John (2002). A Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa.
External links
[edit]- Pectoral-patch cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.