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.[1][2]
| Coastal cisticola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. haematocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola haematocephalus Cabanis, 1868
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Alternate common names are Mombasa black-backed cisticola.[3]
Taxonomy edit
The coastal cisticola is monotypic.[4] 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).[3]
Distribution and habitat edit
This species is found on the coastal plain of East Africa between 5°N to 10°S (southern Somalia to north-eastern Tanzania).[2]
Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.
References edit
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Cisticola haematocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103776144A112875673. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103776144A112875673.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Ryan, Peter. "Coastal Cisticola (Cisticola haematocephalus)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Cisticola haematocephalus". Avibase.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (2017). IOC World Bird List (v 7.3) (Report). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.7.3. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
External links edit
Media related to Cisticola haematocephalus at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cisticola haematocephalus at Wikispecies
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