Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cisticolas and Allies :: Wailing Cisticola

Wailing Cisticola Cisticola lais

Described by: Hartlaub; Finsch (1870)
Alternate common name(s): Lynes' Cisticola, Lynes's Cisticola, Kedong Cisticola
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Nairobi National Park, Kenya - Jan 30, 2010 © Hans&Judy Beste  South Africa - Jul, 2008 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Qwantani, Sterkfontein Dam, Free State, South Africa - Jan 8, 2006 © Alan Manson  Qwantani, Sterkfontein Dam, Free State, South Africa - Jan 8, 2006 © Alan Manson 
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Range

Cw. And e. Africa;
Fragmented distribution with an isolated population in cw. Africa;
(1) Highlands of w. Angola.
(2) Highlands of e. Uganda and c. Kenya.
(3) S. Tanzania (Iringa Plateau), Malawi, Zambia and n. Mozambique.
(4) E. Zimbabwe, s. Mozambique and ne. South Africa (n. Transvaal and Swaziland).
(5) C. Mozambique (Mt. Gorongoza).
(6) South Africa (s. Transvaal).
(7) Se. South Africa (se. Transvaal, Natal (Wakkerstroom), e. Orange Free State, Lesotho and e. Cape Province).
(8) S. South Africa (sw. and s. Cape Province e. to Port Elizabeth).

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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