Desert cisticola

Desert cisticola
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cisticolidae
Genus:	Cisticola
Species:	C. aridulus
Binomial name
Cisticola aridulus Witherby, 1900

The desert cisticola (Cisticola aridulus) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is present throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, although relatively absent from central and coastal western areas of the continent.

It is an insectivore.[2] It forages primarily in grassy vegetation.[3]

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola aridulus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713515A94377439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713515A94377439.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Lee, Alan T.K.; Herrmann, Eric; Retief, Ernst F.; van der Westhuizen-Coetzer, Ester; Seymour, Colleen L. (October 2023). "The impact of a massive wildfire event on avian species richness and abundance in an arid African savanna ecosystem". Journal of Arid Environments. 217: 105039. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105039. ISSN 0140-1963.
3. Zwarts, Leo; Bijlsma, Rob G.; Kamp, Jan van der; Sikkema, Marten (2023-07-05). "Distribution and Numbers of Ground-Foraging Birds between the Hyper-Arid Sahara and the Hyper-Humid Guinea Forests". Ardea. 111 (1). doi:10.5253/arde.2022.a16. ISSN 0373-2266.

External links

• Desert cisticola - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.