Wing-snapping cisticola

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Wing-snapping cisticola
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In Kenya
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species:
C. ayresii
Binomial name
Cisticola ayresii
Hartlaub, 1863

The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii), also known as Ayres' cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.

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Distribution and habitat

It is found throughout central and southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

References

  1. ↑ BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola ayresii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T22713540A94378627. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713540A94378627.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.


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