Rattling cisticola
| Rattling cisticola | |
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| C. c. frater in Namibia | |
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| Song recorded in Kenya | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. chiniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola chiniana (Smith, 1843) | |
The rattling cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family.
Range
It is found in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
Series of eggs, showing variation in background colour and spotting
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Cisticola chiniana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
External links
- Rattling cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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