Black-tailed cisticola

Black-tailed cisticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Passeriformes
Family:Cisticolidae
Genus:Cisticola
Species: C. melanurus
Binomial name
Cisticola melanurus
(Cabanis, 1882)
Synonyms

Cisticola melanurus (Cabanis, 1882) [orth. error]

The black-tailed cisticola (Cisticola melanurus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is dry savanna and canopy of smaller trees and forages in pairs for insects. It is threatened by habitat loss but details about this are unknown.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Cisticola melanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.


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