Wing-snapping cisticola
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| Cedara Farm, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |
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| Species: | C. ayresii
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| Cisticola ayresii 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 ornithologist Thomas Ayres.
Distribution and habitat
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
- BirdLife International 2004. Cisticola ayresii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
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