Biology:Pale-crowned cisticola

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Pale-crowned cisticola
Pale-crowned Cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus).jpg
Midmar Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Cisticolidae.

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.[2]

Distribution

It is found in Africa from eastern South Africa to Gabon and Tanzania.[3][4]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are damp or marshy areas in upland grassland.[3][5]

References

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  2. Lepage, Denis. "Avibase - The World Bird Database". http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=6F165487&sec=summary&ssver=1. Retrieved 7 November 2016. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2003). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Cape Town: Struik. p. 510. ISBN 9781868728572. 
  4. "Pale-crowned Cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus)". Lynx Edicions. http://www.hbw.com/species/pale-crowned-cisticola-cisticola-cinnamomeus. Retrieved 7 November 2016. 
  5. Stevenson, Terry; Fanshaw, John (2002). A Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10748929 entry


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