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{{Short description|Species of bird}}
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| name = Wing-snapping cisticola
| name = Wing-snapping cisticola
| image = Wing-snapping Cisticola - Kenya_S4E6079 (17320718675).jpg
| image = Wing-snapping Cisticola - Kenya_S4E6079 (17320718675).jpg
| image_caption = In Kenya
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref>{{IUCN|id=22713540 |title=''Cisticola ayresii'' |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=''Cisticola ayresii'' |volume=2016 |page=e.T22713540A94378627 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713540A94378627.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Cisticola ayresii
| taxon = Cisticola ayresii
| authority = [[Gustav Hartlaub|Hartlaub]], 1863
| authority = [[Gustav Hartlaub|Hartlaub]], 1863
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The '''wing-snapping cisticola''' (''Cisticola ayresii''), also known as '''Ayres' cisticola''', is a species of [[bird]] in the [[Cisticolidae]] family. Its scientific name honours [[South Africa]]n [[ornithology|ornithologist]] [[Thomas Ayres (ornithologist)|Thomas Ayres]].
The '''wing-snapping cisticola''' ('''''Cisticola ayresii'''''), also known as '''Ayres' cisticola''', is a species of [[bird]] in the family [[Cisticolidae]]. Its scientific name honours [[South Africa]]n [[ornithology|ornithologist]] [[Thomas Ayres (ornithologist)|Thomas Ayres]].

They are generally tiny, short-tailed, streaky, and brown in color. However, in [[Plumage|non-breeding plumages]], they have a longer tail. They can be found in grassland and [[marsh]]. They are usually seen when doing a flight display over their breeding habitat. The display consists of whistled notes, which can be down-then-up or on an even pitch, interspersed with wing snaps, which sometimes continue as the bird dives to the ground. They are very similar to other small, short-tailed cisticolas, especially in non-breeding plumage, but are best distinguished by voice.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wing-snapping Cisticola - eBird |url=https://ebird.org/species/wiscis1 |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=ebird.org |language=en}}</ref>


==Distribution and habitat==
==Distribution and habitat==
It is found throughout central and southern [[Africa]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are subtropical or tropical dry lowland [[grassland]] and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
It is found throughout central and southern [[Africa]]. Its natural [[habitat]]s are [[subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland]] and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Cisticola|wing-snapping cisticola]]
[[Category:Cisticola|wing-snapping cisticola]]
[[Category:Birds of the Albertine Rift montane forests]]
[[Category:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1863|wing-snapping cisticola]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1863|wing-snapping cisticola]]

Latest revision as of 15:23, 18 July 2023

Wing-snapping cisticola
In Kenya
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species:
C. ayresii
Binomial name
Cisticola ayresii
Hartlaub, 1863

The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii), also known as Ayres' cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.

They are generally tiny, short-tailed, streaky, and brown in color. However, in non-breeding plumages, they have a longer tail. They can be found in grassland and marsh. They are usually seen when doing a flight display over their breeding habitat. The display consists of whistled notes, which can be down-then-up or on an even pitch, interspersed with wing snaps, which sometimes continue as the bird dives to the ground. They are very similar to other small, short-tailed cisticolas, especially in non-breeding plumage, but are best distinguished by voice.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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It is found throughout central and southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola ayresii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713540A94378627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713540A94378627.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Wing-snapping Cisticola - eBird". ebird.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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