Desert cisticola
Species of bird
Desert cisticola | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cisticolidae |
Genus: | Cisticola |
Species: | C. aridulus |
Binomial name | |
Cisticola aridulus Witherby, 1900 |
The desert cisticola (Cisticola aridulus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is present throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, although relatively absent from central and coastal western areas of the continent.
It is an insectivore.[2] It forages primarily in grassy vegetation.[3]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola aridulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713515A94377439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713515A94377439.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Lee, Alan T.K.; Herrmann, Eric; Retief, Ernst F.; van der Westhuizen-Coetzer, Ester; Seymour, Colleen L. (October 2023). "The impact of a massive wildfire event on avian species richness and abundance in an arid African savanna ecosystem". Journal of Arid Environments. 217: 105039. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105039. ISSN 0140-1963.
- ^ Zwarts, Leo; Bijlsma, Rob G.; Kamp, Jan van der; Sikkema, Marten (2023-07-05). "Distribution and Numbers of Ground-Foraging Birds between the Hyper-Arid Sahara and the Hyper-Humid Guinea Forests". Ardea. 111 (1). doi:10.5253/arde.2022.a16. ISSN 0373-2266.
External links
- Desert cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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