Ethiopian Cisticola (Cisticola lugubris)
About the Ethiopian Cisticola
The Ethiopian cisticola (Cisticola lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Alternate common names are Abyssinian black-backed cisticola, and winding cisticola (Ethiopian) (eBird). The Ethiopian cisticola is monotypic. This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, Luapula cisticola and coastal 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). This species is found in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded grassland and swamps. Data related to Cisticola lugubris at Wikispecies
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 13 recordings for this species: 5 CC BY-NC-SA · 4 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Ethiopia, Kenya in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusrecording
- Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigrilorisrecording
- Lynes's CisticolaCisticola distinctusrecording
- Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianarecording
- Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsrecording
- Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.