Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cisticolas and Allies :: Rattling Cisticola
Rattling Cisticola Cisticola chiniana
Described by: Smith, A. (1843)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): Cisticola chinianus
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Range
E. and s. tropical Africa;
Two populations;
(1) S. Sudan, ne. Zaire, Burundi, and n. Uganda.
(2) Se. Gabon, Congo, s. Zaire, nc. Angola and n. Zambia.
(3) S. Ethiopia, s. Somalia, and n. Kenya.
(4) Higlands of e. Uganda and w. Kenya.
(5) Highlands of c. Kenya and n. Tanzania.
(6) Coastal Kenya and n. Tanzania.
(7) Region around Lake Victoria in sw. Kenya and n. Tanzania.
(8) Nc. Tanzania.
(9) Sc. Tanzania.
(10) S. Tanzania.
(11) Se. Tanzania, Malawi, and n. Mozambique.
(12) E. Zambia, s. Malawi, and c. mozambique.
(13) S. Zambia.
(14) S. Angola, ex. n. Namibia, nw. Botswana, ex. s. Zambia, and w. Zimbabwe.
(15) Zimbabwe, interior of s. Mozambique, se. Botswana, and South Africa (Plateau).
(16) C. Namibia.
(17) Coastal s. Mozambique, Swaziland, and e. South Africa (Transvaal, Swaziland, n. Orange Free State, and Natal).
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Sounds
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References
Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.
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