Winding Cisticola (Cisticola marginatus)
About the Winding Cisticola
The winding cisticola (Cisticola marginatus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It has a scattered distribution across Africa south of the Sahara, and north of 11°S. The winding cisticola has several subspecies: C. m. amphilectus Reichenow, 1875 Mauritania and Senegal to Ghana, south-western Cameroon and north-western Angola C. m. zalingei Lynes, 1930 northern Nigeria to western Sudan C. m. marginatus (Heuglin, 1869) southern Sudan and northern Uganda C. m. nyansae Neumann, 1905 central DRCongo to Uganda and Kenya C. m. suahelicus Neumann, 1905 south-eastern DRCongo, Tanzania and north-eastern Zambia
A real field recording of the Winding Cisticola. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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1 recording on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×1 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda · xeno-canto lists 101 recordings for this species in total.
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