The tinkling cisticola or grey cisticola (Cisticola rufilatus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is dry savannah.
| Tinkling 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. rufilatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola rufilatus (Hartlaub, 1870)
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Note that the name tinkling cisticola is also used as an alternative name for Levaillant's cisticola (Cisticola tinniens).
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola rufilatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713365A94372287. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713365A94372287.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
External links edit
- Tinkling cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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