Coastal cisticola explained

The coastal cisticola (Cisticola haematocephalus), also known as the umbabird, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found on the coastal plain of East Africa.^[1]

Alternate common names are Mombasa black-backed cisticola.

Taxonomy

The coastal cisticola is monotypic.^[2] This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, Luapula 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 on the coastal plain of East Africa between 5°N to 10°S (southern Somalia to north-eastern Tanzania).^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ryan. Peter. Coastal Cisticola (Cisticola haematocephalus). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. 21 August 2017. Barcelona. en.
2. Gill. F.. Donsker. D.. IOC World Bird List (v 7.3). 2017. 10.14344/IOC.ML.7.3. 21 August 2017. free.