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Aberdare National Park, Kenya, May 2011

Cisticola aberdare

[edit] Identification

12-15 cm

• Very streaky buff and black on upperparts
• Uniform buffy underparts

[edit] Distribution

Eastern Africa: endemic to Kenya. It is found around and close to the Rift valley near Molo and Mau Narok and in the Aberdares from which it derives its name at elevations above 6500 feet.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Photo by jc122463
Aberdare National Park, Kenya, May 2011

[edit] Habitat

Highland grassland and moorland.

[edit] Status

Endangered Species ( On Red List, loss of habitat )

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes insects.

[edit] Breeding

It nests on moorland, building a ball shaped nest of soft grass, lined with seedheads, with a side entrance. The nest is placed in grass tussocks.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2010. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2010. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/Clements%206.5.xls/view
2. BirdLife Species Factsheet

• List of references

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