The desert cisticola (Cisticola aridulus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is present throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, although relatively absent from central and coastal western areas of the continent.
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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. aridulus
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| Cisticola aridulus Witherby, 1900
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It is an insectivore.[2] It forages primarily in grassy vegetation.[3]
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola aridulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713515A94377439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713515A94377439.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Lee, Alan T.K.; Herrmann, Eric; Retief, Ernst F.; van der Westhuizen-Coetzer, Ester; Seymour, Colleen L. (October 2023). "The impact of a massive wildfire event on avian species richness and abundance in an arid African savanna ecosystem". Journal of Arid Environments. 217: 105039. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105039. ISSN 0140-1963.
- ^ Zwarts, Leo; Bijlsma, Rob G.; Kamp, Jan van der; Sikkema, Marten (2023-07-05). "Distribution and Numbers of Ground-Foraging Birds between the Hyper-Arid Sahara and the Hyper-Humid Guinea Forests". Ardea. 111 (1). doi:10.5253/arde.2022.a16. ISSN 0373-2266.
External links
edit- Desert cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.
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