Chubb's cisticola

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Chubb's cisticola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species:
C. chubbi
Binomial name
Cisticola chubbi
Sharpe, 1892
Kakamega Forest - Kenya Chubb's Cisticola.jpg
Kakamega Forest - Kenya

Chubb's cisticola (Cisticola chubbi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests.

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There are four subspecies: [2]

It is territorial. [3] It spends most of its time in dense vegetation. [3]

Vocalization

In duets, males trill and females whistle. [3] Females produce longer and lower-pitched notes. [3] Chubb's cisticolas also sometimes sing in choruses of up to five; this is most common at the end of breeding season. [3] Solo singing is very rare. [3]

Duets and choruses are likely primarily for the purpose of territorial defense. [3] They are always done while in sight of the other participating bird(s)—less than 1 meter apart. [3] They perform dance-like movements such as moving their tails and flapping their wings to make snapping noises. [3]

They sing from elevated places. [3]

Mating and Breeding

They are most likely monogamous. [3]

Nests are primarily built by females, and are placed 0.5-2m above the ground.

Females take the main role in incubating eggs. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2017). "Cisticola chubbi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T22730835A112874378. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T22730835A112874378.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas & allies". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Budka, Michał; Piasecka, Marta; Białas, Joanna Teresa; Kokociński, Patryk; Podkowa, Paweł; Surmacki, Adrian; Szymański, Paweł; Sobczyńska, Urszula; Osiejuk, Tomasz Stanisław (2023-02-26). "Frequent duets, rare choruses, and extremely rare solos: year-round singing behavior in Chubb's Cisticola". Journal of Ornithology. 164 (3): 547–559. doi: 10.1007/s10336-023-02052-0 . ISSN   2193-7192.


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