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| − | [[Image:2007_11_15_Wailing_Cisticola.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Alan Manson<br /> | + | [[Image:2007_11_15_Wailing_Cisticola.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Alan+Manson|Alan Manson}}<br /> Cedara Farm, Pietermaritzburg, [[South Africa]], November 2007]] |
;[[:Category:Cisticola|Cisticola]] lais | ;[[:Category:Cisticola|Cisticola]] lais | ||
| − | + | '''Inlcudes: Lynes's Cisticola''' | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 13-14 cm, mass about 15 g | + | Length 13-14 cm, mass about 15 g<br /> |
| − | '''Breeding adult''' (nominate race): The crown is rufous, streaked dark brown, and the mantle, back and rump are grey streaked blackish brown. The tail is tawny with a darker subterminal band and pale tip. The flight feathers are brown with russet edges which result in a russet bar on the closed wing. The underparts are buff, being darker on the breast and flanks. | + | A grassland Cisticola with a long tail and streaked back.<br /> |
| − | + | '''Breeding adult''' (nominate race): The crown is rufous, streaked dark brown, and the mantle, back and rump are grey streaked blackish brown. The tail is tawny with a darker subterminal band and pale tip. The flight feathers are brown with russet edges which result in a russet bar on the closed wing. The underparts are buff, being darker on the breast and flanks.<br /> | |
| + | The bill is horn, the eyes brown and the legs and feet pinkish. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
From [[Kenya]] west to [[Angola]] and south to eastern [[South Africa]]. A locally common resident. | From [[Kenya]] west to [[Angola]] and south to eastern [[South Africa]]. A locally common resident. | ||
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''Cisticola lais'' has seven subspecies; the colour of the streaking on the upperparts varies and some populations are spotted below.<sup>[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ''Cisticola lais'' has seven subspecies; the colour of the streaking on the upperparts varies and some populations are spotted below.<sup>[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[2]]]</sup> | ||
*''C. l. namba '' | *''C. l. namba '' | ||
| − | :*Highlands of | + | :*Highlands of western [[Angola]] |
*''C. l. distinctus'' | *''C. l. distinctus'' | ||
| − | :*Highlands of | + | :*Highlands of eastern [[Uganda]] and central [[Kenya]] - sometimes split as full species, '''Lynes's Cisticola''' |
*''C. l. semifasciatus'' | *''C. l. semifasciatus'' | ||
| − | :*S Tanzania (Iringa Plateau) to Malawi, Zambia, | + | :*S Tanzania (Iringa Plateau) to [[Malawi]], [[Zambia]], northern [[Mozambique]] |
*''C. l. mashona'' | *''C. l. mashona'' | ||
:*Limpopo Province to the eastern highlands of [[Zimbabwe]] south of the Chimanimani Mountains | :*Limpopo Province to the eastern highlands of [[Zimbabwe]] south of the Chimanimani Mountains | ||
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:*Highveld of north-eastern [[South Africa]] | :*Highveld of north-eastern [[South Africa]] | ||
*''C. l. lais'' | *''C. l. lais'' | ||
| − | :*Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, [[Swaziland]], [[Lesotho]], Free State, and southern Mpumalanga | + | :*Eastern Cape, [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Swaziland]], [[Lesotho]], Free State, and southern Mpumalanga |
*''C. l. maculatus'' | *''C. l. maculatus'' | ||
| − | :*Between George and Port Elizabeth on the southern [[South Africa]] | + | :*Between George and Port Elizabeth on the southern [[South Africa]]northern coast |
:*The back is paler and greyer than that of the nominate, the breast is spotted, and the flanks streaked. | :*The back is paler and greyer than that of the nominate, the breast is spotted, and the flanks streaked. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Grassland with bracken and shrubs. | Grassland with bracken and shrubs. | ||
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#{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}} | #{{Ref-Clements6thNov08}}#{{Ref-Hockeyetal05}} | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cisticola+lais}} | {{GSearch|Cisticola+lais}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cisticola]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Cisticola]] | ||
Revision as of 20:29, 21 March 2011
- Cisticola lais
Inlcudes: Lynes's Cisticola
Identification
Length 13-14 cm, mass about 15 g
A grassland Cisticola with a long tail and streaked back.
Breeding adult (nominate race): The crown is rufous, streaked dark brown, and the mantle, back and rump are grey streaked blackish brown. The tail is tawny with a darker subterminal band and pale tip. The flight feathers are brown with russet edges which result in a russet bar on the closed wing. The underparts are buff, being darker on the breast and flanks.
The bill is horn, the eyes brown and the legs and feet pinkish.
Distribution
From Kenya west to Angola and south to eastern South Africa. A locally common resident.
Taxonomy
Cisticola lais has seven subspecies; the colour of the streaking on the upperparts varies and some populations are spotted below.[1][2]
- C. l. namba
- Highlands of western Angola
- C. l. distinctus
- C. l. semifasciatus
- S Tanzania (Iringa Plateau) to Malawi, Zambia, northern Mozambique
- C. l. mashona
- Limpopo Province to the eastern highlands of Zimbabwe south of the Chimanimani Mountains
- C. l. oreobates
- Chimanimani Mountains and Mount Gorongosa (eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique)
- C. l. monticola
- Highveld of north-eastern South Africa
- C. l. lais
- Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Lesotho, Free State, and southern Mpumalanga
- C. l. maculatus
- Between George and Port Elizabeth on the southern South Africanorthern coast
- The back is paler and greyer than that of the nominate, the breast is spotted, and the flanks streaked.
Habitat
Grassland with bracken and shrubs.
Behaviour
Singly, in pairs, or in small family groups. Often perches on the top of shrubs or bracken, but forages low down in vegetation for insects.
References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Hockey, PAR, WRJ Dean, and PG Ryan, eds. 2005. Roberts' Birds of Southern Africa. 7th ed. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund. ISBN 978-0620340533
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Wailing Cisticola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Wailing_Cisticola
