Stout cisticola
| Stout cisticola | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. robustus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola robustus (Rüppell, 1845) | |
The stout cisticola (Cisticola robustus) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
The southern subspecies C. r. angolensis and C. r. awemba are sometimes considered to form a separate species, the Angola cisticola (C. angolensis).
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Cisticola robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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