Ethiopian cisticola

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Ethiopian cisticola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species:
C. lugubris
Binomial name
Cisticola lugubris
(Rüppell, 1840)

The Ethiopian cisticola (Cisticola lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

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Alternate common names are Abyssinian black-backed cisticola, and winding cisticola(Ethiopian) (eBird). [2]

Taxonomy

The Ethiopian cisticola is monotypic. [3] This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, Luapula cisticola and coastal cisticola. The Clements (2017) and Howard and Moore (2014) world lists consider these taxa as a single species, the winding cisticola C. galactotes (sensu lato). [2]

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. [4]

Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded grassland and swamps.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Cisticola lugubris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T103776131A118724232. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103776131A118724232.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Cisticola lugubris". Avibase.
  3. Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (2017). IOC World Bird List (v 7.3) (Report). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.7.3 . Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  4. Ryan, Peter. "Ethiopian Cisticola (Cisticola lugubris)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 August 2017.