Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Pectoral-patch Cisticola (Cisticola brunnescens) - HBW 11, p. 463
French: Cisticole brune
German: Blasskopf-Zistensänger
Spanish: Cistícola Pectoral
Taxonomy: Cisticola brunnescens Heuglin, 1862, Godofelassi, Hamassen, Eritrea.
Often considered conspecific with C. cinnamomeus, but the two occur together in PRCongo, where they occupy different habitats and are vocally quite distinct. Racial identity of populations in C, SW & extreme SE Gabon and C PRCongo uncertain; race gabun of C. ayresii might belong with present species; further study required. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lynesi Bates, 1926 - highlands of SW Cameroon.
- mbangensis Chappuis & Érard, 1973 - Adamawa Plateau, in C Cameroon.
- wambera Lynes, 1930 - Wambera Plateau, in NW Ethiopia.
- lynesi Bates, 1926 - highlands of SW Cameroon.
- mbangensis Chappuis & Érard, 1973 - Adamawa Plateau, in C Cameroon.
- wambera Lynes, 1930 - Wambera Plateau, in NW Ethiopia.
- brunnescens Heuglin, 1862 - N Eritrea, Ethiopia, NW Somalia and extreme N Kenya.
- nakuruensis van Someren, 1922 - Kenya and N Tanzania W of Rift Valley.
- hindii Sharpe, 1896 - Kenya and N Tanzania E of Rift Valley.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a bush moved by the wind. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp brunnescens)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 5 years ago 38 sec 3.9 -
A bird in a bush in a windy day. Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp brunnescens)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2005 5 years ago 27 sec 3.8 -
A bird on a wire, looking around Locality Western Cape Province, South Africa (ssp hindii)
Helmut Schenkel Brunner 31 July 2003 4 years ago 8 sec 3.3 -
A bird in a tree, preening. Locality Awash National Park, Ethiopia (ssp brunnescens)
Josep del Hoyo 28 November 2005 6 years ago 37 sec 2.9
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A bird alert in a thorn bush on the Liben Plain
Locality Negele Boran, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp brunnescens)
Ian Fulton 16 February 2008 2 years ago 4.5
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