| Pale-crowned cisticola | |
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| Midmar Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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.
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]
It is found in Africa from eastern South Africa to Gabon and Tanzania. [3] [4]
Its natural habitats are damp or marshy areas in upland grassland. [3] [5]
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