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Location: Kakamega, Kenya

Cisticola chubbi

Includes Brown-backed Cisticola

[edit] Identification

A rather plain, black-lored cisticola.

[edit] Similar Species

Similar to Hunter's Cisticola, but Chubb's Cisticola has no streaking on its back and has a brighter rufous crown and neck.

[edit] Distribution

Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Also a distinct population in Cameroon.

[edit] Taxonomy

Considered by some authorities to be conspecific with Hunter's Cisticola, but no evidence of integradation seems to occur in areas where the two species overlap.

[edit] Habitat

Dense vegetation along woodland streams and forest edges.

[edit] Behaviour

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