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Desert Cisticola Cisticola aridulus

Described by: Witherby (1900)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Cisticola aridula

Photographs

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Range

Sub-Saharan Africa;
Widely fragmented distribution;
(1) S. Mauritania, Senegambia, s. Mali, Burkina Faso, s. Niger, Nigeria, s. Chad, and s. Sudan.
(2) Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia.
(3) Kenya and Tanzania.
(4) S. Angola.
(5) E. Angola and s. Zambia.
(6) Namibia. Botswana.
(7) Ne. Angola and w. Zambia.
(8) E. Zimbabwe to s. Mozambique and ne. South Africa (Natal and Cape Province).
(9) Nw. Namibia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

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

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