The tinkling cisticola or grey cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savannah.

Tinkling cisticola
In Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species:
C. rufilatus
Binomial name
Cisticola rufilatus
(Hartlaub, 1870)

Note that the name tinkling cisticola is also used as an alternative name for Levaillant's cisticola (Cisticola tinniens).

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola rufilatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713365A94372287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713365A94372287.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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