Lynes’s Cisticola
Cisticola distinctus
Photo © Adrien Jailloux
Photo © Adrien Jailloux — CC BY 4.0 — Source: iNaturalist #259524837ABOUT
Lynes's cisticola (Cisticola distinctus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Uganda and Kenya. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Lynes's cisticola is sometimes considered as a subspecies species of the wailing cisticola (Cisticola lais). The vernacular name commemorates the amateur ornithologist Rear Admiral Hubert Lynes.
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Aberdare National Park
Mweiga ward·Kenya
+394 birds+30 mammals
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Hell’s Gate National Park
Olkaria ward·Kenya
+388 birds+18 mammals
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Lake Manyara National Park
Tanzania
+575 birds+37 mammals
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Lake Nakuru National Park
Nakuru West·Kenya
+494 birds+32 mammals
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Tanzania
+626 birds+55 mammals
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Serengeti National Park
Tanzania
+558 birds+57 mammals
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