Pale-crowned cisticola
| Pale-crowned cisticola | |
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| Pale-crowned cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus), Midmar Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C.cinnamomeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola cinnamomeus Reichenow, 1904 | |
The pale-crowned cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.
Taxonomy
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.[1]
Distribution
It is found in Africa from eastern South Africa to Gabon and Tanzania.[2][3]
Habitat
Its natural habitats are damp or marshy areas in upland grassland.[2][4]
References
- ↑ Lepage, Denis. "Avibase - The World Bird Database". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- 1 2 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
- Pectoral-patch cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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