The Socotra cisticola (Cisticola haesitatus) or island cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to Socotra Island in the Arabian Sea.
| Socotra cisticola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. haesitatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola haesitatus (PL Sclater & Hartlaub, 1881)
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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2022). "Cisticola haesitatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T22713500A216928856. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
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