Pale-crowned cisticola
Species of bird
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The pale-crowned cisticola (Cisticola cinnamomeus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
| Pale-crowned cisticola | |
|---|---|
| Midmar Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. cinnamomeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola cinnamomeus Reichenow, 1904 | |
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]