- Stout Cisticola
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Stout Cisticola Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae Genus: Cisticola Species: C. robustus Binomial name Cisticola robustus
(Rüppell, 1845)The Stout Cisticola (Cisticola robustus) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
The southern subspecies C. r. angolensis and C. r. awemba are sometimes considered to form a separate species, the Angola Cisticola (C. angolensis).
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Cisticola robustus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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