Socotra cisticola

Socotra cisticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species: C. haesitatus
Binomial name
Cisticola haesitatus
(PL Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881)

The Socotra cisticola or island cisticola (Cisticola haesitatus) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is endemic to Yemen.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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