Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)

Coastal Cisticola (Cisticola haematocephala) - HBW 11, p. 450

French: Cisticole côtière German: Cabaniszistensänger Spanish: Cistícola Costero

Taxonomy: Cisticola haematocephala Cabanis, 1868, Mombasa, Kenya.
Forms a superspecies with C. galactotes, C. luapula, C. marginatus and C. lugubris; all often treated as conspecific, but separated on basis of vocal and plumage differences; further research, using genetic markers, is required. Monotypic.

Distribution: Coastal plain from S Somalia to NE Tanzania.