The stout cisticola (Cisticola robustus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. 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 forest, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
Stout cisticola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cisticolidae |
Genus: | Cisticola |
Species: | C. robustus
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Binomial name | |
Cisticola robustus (Rüppell, 1845)
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The southern subspecies C. r. angolensis and C. r. awemba are sometimes considered to form a separate species, the Angola cisticola (C. angolensis).
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola robustus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713430A94374268. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713430A94374268.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.