The Luapula cisticola (Cisticola luapula) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in south-central Africa.[1][2]
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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. luapula
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| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola luapula Lynes, 1933
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Taxonomy edit
The Luapula cisticola is monotypic.[3] This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, coastal 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).[4]
Distribution and habitat edit
This species is found in eastern Angola, Lake Mweru (south-eastern DRC), Zambia, northern and north-eastern Namibia, northern Botswana and north-western Zimbabwe.[2]
Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.
References edit
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Cisticola luapula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103776172A118724557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103776172A118724557.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Ryan, Peter. "Luapula Cisticola (Cisticola luapula)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela. "Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas, allies". IOC World Bird List. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Cisticola luapula". Avibase.
External links edit
Media related to Cisticola luapula at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cisticola luapula at Wikispecies- Black-backed cisticola (A pre-split name for Luapula and Rufous-winged cisticola) - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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