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 NR    Brown-backed Cisticola* Id (Atlas):
    Cisticola discolor

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sjöstedt, 1893

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland. From 1,200 - 3,350 m.

Range (Guide)
Cameroon, Nigeria.

Highlands of eastern DRCongo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Chubb's Cisticola (Cisticola chubbi) and Brown-backed Cisticola (Cisticola discolor) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) are retained as separate species contra Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993) who include discolor as a subspecies of Chubb's Cisticola (Cisticola chubbi).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


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