- Source: Coastal cisticola
The coastal cisticola (Cisticola haematocephalus), also known as the umbabird, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found on the coastal plain of East Africa.
Alternate common names are Mombasa black-backed cisticola.
Taxonomy
The coastal cisticola is monotypic. This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, Luapula cisticola and Ethiopian cisticola. The Clements (2017) and Howard and Moore (2014) world lists consider these taxa as a single species, the winding cisticola C. galactotes (sensu lato).
Distribution and habitat
This species is found on the coastal plain of East Africa between 5°N to 10°S (southern Somalia to north-eastern Tanzania).
Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.
References
External links
Media related to Cisticola haematocephalus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cisticola haematocephalus at Wikispecies
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Coastal cisticola
- Cisticola
- List of birds of Kenya
- List of birds by common name
- List of birds of Africa
- Rattling cisticola
- Neddicky
- Ethiopian cisticola
- List of birds of Tanzania
- Winding cisticola
