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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | Eastern, central and southern [[Africa]]: [[Angola]], [[Botswana]], [[Burundi]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], [[Namibia]], [[Somalia]], [[South Africa]], [[Sudan]], [[Swaziland]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]]. | + | Eastern, central and southern [[Africa]]: [[Angola]], [[Botswana]], [[Burundi]], [[Republic of the Congo]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Kenya]], [[Malawi]], [[Mozambique]], [[Namibia]], [[Somalia]], [[South Africa]], [[South Sudan]], [[Swaziland]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]], [[Zambia]], and [[Zimbabwe]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
''Cisticola chiniana'' has 17 subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ''Cisticola chiniana'' has 17 subspecies:<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| − | *''C. c. simplex '' - | + | *''C. c. simplex '' - southern [[South Sudan]], northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], and northern [[Uganda]] |
*''C. c. fricki'' - Southern [[Ethiopia]] to northern [[Kenya]] | *''C. c. fricki'' - Southern [[Ethiopia]] to northern [[Kenya]] | ||
*''C. c. humilis'' - Western [[Kenya]], north-eastern [[Uganda]] and northern [[Tanzania]] | *''C. c. humilis'' - Western [[Kenya]], north-eastern [[Uganda]] and northern [[Tanzania]] | ||
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*''C. c. procerus'' - Extreme southern [[Malawi]] and northern [[Mozambique]] (Tete) | *''C. c. procerus'' - Extreme southern [[Malawi]] and northern [[Mozambique]] (Tete) | ||
*''C. c. chiniana'' - Zimbabwe to western [[Mozambique]], north-eastern [[South Africa]] and south-eastern [[Botswana]] | *''C. c. chiniana'' - Zimbabwe to western [[Mozambique]], north-eastern [[South Africa]] and south-eastern [[Botswana]] | ||
| − | *''C. c. fortis'' - Northern [[Angola]] to [[Zambia]], southern [[Congo]], [[Gabon]] and southern [[ | + | *''C. c. fortis'' - Northern [[Angola]] to [[Zambia]], southern [[Congo]], [[Gabon]] and southern [[DRC]] |
*''C. c. frater'' - Central [[Namibia]] | *''C. c. frater'' - Central [[Namibia]] | ||
*''C. c. bensoni'' - Southern [[Zambia]] | *''C. c. bensoni'' - Southern [[Zambia]] | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cisticola+chiniana}} | {{GSearch|Cisticola+chiniana}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cisticola]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cisticola]] | ||
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- Cisticola chiniana
Identification
Distribution
Eastern, central and southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Taxonomy
Cisticola chiniana has 17 subspecies:[1]
- C. c. simplex - southern South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Uganda
- C. c. fricki - Southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya
- C. c. humilis - Western Kenya, north-eastern Uganda and northern Tanzania
- C. c. ukamba - Highlands of eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania
- C. c. victoria - South-western Kenya and adjacent Tanzania
- C. c. heterophrys - Coastal Kenya and Tanzania
- C. c. fischeri - North-central Tanzania
- C. c. keithi - South-central Tanzania
- C. c. mbeya - Southern Tanzania
- C. c. emendatus - South-eastern Tanzania to northern Mozambique, Malawi and extreme eastern Zambia
- C. c. procerus - Extreme southern Malawi and northern Mozambique (Tete)
- C. c. chiniana - Zimbabwe to western Mozambique, north-eastern South Africa and south-eastern Botswana
- C. c. fortis - Northern Angola to Zambia, southern Congo, Gabon and southern DRC
- C. c. frater - Central Namibia
- C. c. bensoni - Southern Zambia
- C. c. smithersi - Western Zimbabwe to north-western Botswana, south-western Zambia, northern Namibia and southern Angola
- C. c. campestris - Southern coastal Mozambique to eastern South Africa
Habitat
Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
Behaviour
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rattling Cisticola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rattling_Cisticola
