Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais
Photo © Christiaan Viljoen
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Subspecies of Wailing Cisticola
Cisticola lais monticolaCisticola lais laisCisticola lais maculatusCisticola lais mashonaCisticola lais nambaCisticola lais oreobatesCisticola lais semifasciatus
The wailing cisticola (Cisticola lais) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Lynes's cisticola of Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania is sometimes regarded as a subspecies of this species. The appearance of their eggs varies widely; they can be white, pale blue, spotted, or streaked.
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Addo Elephant National Park
Sundays River Valley Local Municipality·South Africa
+388 birds+55 mammals
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Garden Route National Park
George·South Africa
+353 birds+54 mammals
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Hell’s Gate National Park
Olkaria ward·Kenya
+388 birds+18 mammals
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Ithala Game Reserve
uPhongolo Local Municipality·South Africa
+328 birds+26 mammals
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Kruger National Park
Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality·South Africa
+540 birds+91 mammals
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Marakele National Park
Modimolle Local Municipality·South Africa
+341 birds+36 mammals
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Mountain Zebra National Park
Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality·South Africa
+265 birds+35 mammals
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Nyika National Park
Chelinda·Malawi
+309 birds+15 mammals
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Pilanesberg National Park
Moses Kotane Local Municipality·South Africa
+364 birds+49 mammals
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