The rufous-winged cisticola (Cisticola galactotes) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found on the east coast of southern Africa.[1][2]
| Rufous-winged cisticola | |
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| C. g. isodactylus in Mozambique | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. galactotes
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| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola galactotes (Temminck, 1821)
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Taxonomy
editThe rufous-winged cisticola has two subspecies:[3]
- C. g. isodactylus Peters, W, 1868 from southern Malawi, south-eastern Zimbabwe and western Mozambique; and
- C. g. galactotes (Temminck, 1821) from southern Mozambique and eastern South Africa.
This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the Luapula cisticola, coastal cisticola and Ethiopian 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).[4]
Distribution and habitat
editIt is found in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.
References
edit- ^ a b BirdLife International (2017). "Cisticola galactotes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103776048A112875955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T103776048A112875955.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Peter. "Rufous-winged Cisticola (Cisticola galactotes)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D. (2017). IOC World Bird List (v 7.3) (Report). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.7.3. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Cisticola galactotes". Avibase.
External links
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Media related to Cisticola galactotes at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cisticola galactotes at Wikispecies- Black-backed cisticola (A pre-split name for Rufous-winged cisticola) - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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