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 | |
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.