- Cisticola cinereolus
Identification
13–14 cm
- Pale streaked plumage
- Long rounded tail
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- C. c. cinereolus:
- C. c. schillingsi:
- Southeastern South Sudan, southern Ethiopia, southern Somalia, Kenya, and northern Tanzania
Habitat
Dry savanna and shrubland, acacia scrub and dry lowland grassland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects, such as beetles, crickets and dragonflies.
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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Ashy Cisticola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Ashy_Cisticola
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.
