Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cisticolas and Allies :: Singing Cisticola

Singing Cisticola Cisticola cantans

Described by: Heuglin (1869)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Langata Nature Education Centre, Karen, Kenya - Apr 24, 2005 © Charlie Moores  near Lake Victoria, Uganda - Mar, 2006 © Nigel Hacking 
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Range

W. to se. Africa;
Fragmented distribution in the c. and e. range;
(1) Seneganbia, s. Mali, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Burkin Faso, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, and s. Nigeria.
(2) N. Nigeria, s. Chad, Central African Republic, and c. Sudan.
(3) Cameroon to sw. Zaire.
(4)(4) Central African Republic, n. Zaire, s. Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and nw. Tanzania.
(5)(3) N. Ethiopia and Eritrea.
(6)(5) Kenya and n. Tanzania.
(7)(6) C. Tanzania, e. Zambia, Malawi, e. Zimbabwe, and n. Mozambique.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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