Ethiopian Cisticola
The Ethiopian cisticola (Cisticola lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Alternate common names are Abyssinian black-backed cisticola, and winding cisticola (Ethiopian) (eBird). == Taxonomy == The Ethiopian cisticola is monotypic. This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, Luapula cisticola and coastal cisticola. The Clements (2017) and Howard and Moore (2014) world lists consider these taxa as a single species, the winding cisticola C. galactotes (sensu lato). == Distribution and habitat == This species is found in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded grassland and swamps.
Bale Mountains National Park
Ethiopia
+126 birds+29 mammals
Where volcanic plateaus rise above 4,000 meters and alpine meadows give way to Afromontane forest, one of Africa’s most pristine […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSimien Mountains National Park
Debark, Ethiopia
+61 birds+13 mammals
Where granite escarpments plunge thousands of metres into misty valleys, the Ethiopian highlands reveal a landscape of almost mythical drama. […]
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