| Wailing cisticola | |
|---|---|
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| In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Song recorded in Royal Natal National Park, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. lais |
| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola lais | |
The wailing cisticola (Cisticola lais) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Lynes's cisticola of Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania is sometimes regarded as a subspecies of this species. [2]
The appearance of their eggs varies widely; they can be white, pale blue, spotted, or streaked. [3]
