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Pale-crowned cisticola

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The pale-crowned cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
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Pale-crowned cisticola
Midmar Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species:
C. cinnamomeus
Binomial name
Cisticola cinnamomeus
Reichenow, 1904
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Taxonomy

Cisticola cinnamomeus was split from Cisticola brunnescens (pectoral-patch cisticola); since 2000 it has been recognised as a separate species by most world bird-listing authorities.[2]

Distribution

It is found in Africa from eastern South Africa to Gabon and Tanzania.[3][4]

Habitat

Its natural habitats are damp or marshy areas in upland grassland.[3][5]

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