- Pectoral-patch Cisticola
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Pectoral-patch Cisticola Courting male Pectoral-patch Cisticola Debre Berhan, Ethiopia Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae Genus: Cisticola Species: C. brunnescens Binomial name Cisticola brunnescens
Heuglin, 1862The Pectoral-patch Cisticola (Cisticola brunnescens) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are damp or wet areas in upland grassland.[1][2]
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Description
At 9-10cm. this is a small, streak backed cisticola with short or medium tail which may get longer in the breeding season[3]. It differs from the Pale-crowned Cisticola in having a pale rufous (not buff) crown and forehead in the breeding season. The pectoral patches become darker in the breeding season, but even then they may not be easy to see[1].
Voice
The voice is stonechat-like in quality with harsh 'tssk tssk' or 'szisk szisk' notes given in display flight[1].
References
- ^ a b c Sinclair & Ryan 2003, p. 510
- ^ Stevenson & Fanshawe 2002, p. 382
- ^ Sinclair & Ryan 2003, p. 508
Works cited
- BirdLife International (2009). "Cisticola brunnescens". 2010.1 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/51530/0. Retrieved 1 April 2010.[dead link]
- Sinclair, Ian; Ryan, Peter (2003). Birds of Africa south of the Sahara. Cape Town: Struik.
- Stevenson, Terry; Fanshaw, John (2002). A Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa.
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