Ethiopian cisticola

The Ethiopian cisticola (Cisticola lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in south-central Africa.[1][2]

Ethiopian cisticola
Second from top

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species:
C. lugubris
Binomial name
Cisticola lugubris
(Rüppell, 1840)

Alternate common names are Abyssinian black-backed cisticola, and winding cisticola (Ethiopian) (eBird).[3]

Taxonomy

The Ethiopian cisticola is monotypic.[4] 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).[3]

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea.[2]

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

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.
  2. Ryan, Peter. "Ethiopian Cisticola (Cisticola lugubris)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. "Cisticola lugubris". Avibase.
  4. Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (2017). "IOC World Bird List (v 7.3)". doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.7.3. Retrieved 21 August 2017. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.