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 NR    Lynes's Cisticola* Id (Atlas):
    Cisticola distinctus

Description (4)
Image of Lynes's Cisticola
 

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
14 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lynes, 1930

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical high altitude grassland and shrubland. From sea-level - 2,750 m.

Range (Guide)
Kenya, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda.

Eastern Uganda, Kenya and northern 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 (2012).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (11)...)

 
Lynes's Cisticola (Cisticola distinctus) [XC205253]
     by Frank Lambert from , Kenya (call, song)

 
Lynes's Cisticola (Cisticola distinctus) [XC750373]
     by James Bradley from Kikuyu Escarpment, Kenya (call, song)

Subspecies
Wailing Cisticola (Cisticola lais) and Lynes's Cisticola (Cisticola distinctus) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped into Cisticola lais following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Wailing Cisticola (Cisticola lais).

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Lyness Cisticola (Cisticola distinctus) - 4 files


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