Luapula cisticola explained

The Luapula cisticola (Cisticola luapula) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in south-central Africa.^[1]

Taxonomy

The Luapula cisticola is monotypic.^[2] This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged 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).

Distribution and habitat

This species is found in eastern Angola, Lake Mweru (south-eastern DRC), Zambia, northern and north-eastern Namibia, northern Botswana and north-western Zimbabwe.^[1]

Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.

External links

• • • Black-backed cisticola (A pre-split name for Luapula and Rufous-winged cisticola) - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ryan. Peter. Luapula Cisticola (Cisticola luapula). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. 21 August 2017. Barcelona. en.
2. Web site: Gill. Frank. Donsker. David. Rasmussen. Pamela. Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas, allies. IOC World Bird List. International Ornithological Congress. 26 November 2020.