Wing-snapping cisticola
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| Wing-snapping cisticola | |
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| File:Wing-snapping Cisticola - Kenya S4E6079 (17320718675).jpg | |
| In Kenya | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. ayresii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola ayresii Hartlaub, 1863
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The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii), also known as Ayres' cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.
Distribution and habitat
[edit | edit source]It is found throughout central and southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Wing-snapping cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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