Wailing cisticola
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The wailing cisticola (Cisticola lais) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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Wailing cisticola | |
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In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
Song recorded in Royal Natal National Park, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cisticolidae |
Genus: | Cisticola |
Species: | C. lais |
Binomial name | |
Cisticola lais | |
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Lynes's cisticola of Uganda, Kenya and northern Tanzania is sometimes regarded as a subspecies of this species.[2]
The appearance of their eggs varies widely; they can be white, pale blue, spotted, or streaked.[3]