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Red-faced Cisticola (Cisticola erythrops)

Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops

Least Concern

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XC638475 · paulo kivuyo · Monduli, Monduli, Arusha Region, Tanzania · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The red-faced cisticola (Cisticola erythrops) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List and is widely present across sub-Saharan Africa, though it is rare in the southern region.

Habitat

Its natural habitats include subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps. The species is distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, with specific subspecies ranges extending from Mauritania to South Africa.

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The specific epithet erythrops is a combination of Ancient Greek words meaning 'red' and 'eye' or 'face'. The race C. e. lepe, found in Angola and possibly the southeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has sometimes been regarded as a separate species.

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