Coastal Cisticola (Cisticola haematocephalus)

Other Names (World)
Coastal Cisticola, Mombasa Black-backed Cisticola, Winding Cisticola

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
10 cm

First Described (Guide)
Cabanis, 1868

Range (Guide)

Coastal plain from southern Somalia to north-eastern 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).

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

Coastal Cisticola (Cisticola haematocephalus) [XC621876]
by Thibaut Chansac from Dar es Salaam, Kinondoni, Dar es Salam, Tanzania (call)

Coastal Cisticola (Cisticola haematocephalus) [XC510071]
by Thibaut Chansac from Muheza outskirts, Tanga, Tanzania (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Rufous-winged Cisticola (Cisticola galactotes), Luapula Cisticola (Cisticola luapula), Winding Cisticola (Cisticola marginatus) and Ethiopian Cisticola (Cisticola lugubris) and all often treated as conspecific, but separated on basis of vocal and plumage differences. Further research, using genetic markers, is required.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Coastal Cisticola (Cisticola haematocephalus) - 10 files

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