Wing-snapping cisticola

Wing-snapping cisticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species: C. ayresii
Binomial name
Cisticola ayresii
Hartlaub, 1863

The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii), also known as Ayres' cisticola, is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.

Distribution and habitat

It is found throughout central and southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

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