Dambo Cisticola (Cisticola dambo)

Other Names (World)
Dambo Cisticola, Black-tailed Cisticola, Cloud-scraping Cisticola, Black-tailed Cloud Cisticola

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
10 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Lynes, 1931

Habitat
Open, short, seasonally wet grasslands and watershed plains.

Range (Guide)

Angola (B), Congo [The Democratic Republic of the] (B), Zambia (B).

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 LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (9)...)

Dambo Cisticola (Cisticola dambo) [XC508833]
by Peter Boesman from Kalwelwa area, Mwinilunga, North-Western province, Zambia (song)

Dambo Cisticola (Cisticola dambo) [XC508832]
by Peter Boesman from Kalwelwa area, Mwinilunga, North-Western province, Zambia (call)

Subspecies
Closely allied to Cloud Cisticola (Cisticola textrix) and Black-backed Cisticola (Cisticola eximius). Racial identity of population in south-eastern Gabon unknown and tentatively included in kasai.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

kasai Lynes, 1936 - South-eastern Gabon, and southern DRCongo (north-western Kasai District).
dambo Lynes, 1931 - South-eastern DRCongo, eastern Angola and north-western Zambia.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dambo Cisticola (Cisticola dambo) - 8 files

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