Aberdare cisticola

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| name = Aberdare cisticola

| image = Aberdare Cisticola - Aberdares - Kenya CD5A1890.jpg

| status = VU

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author1=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=Cisticola aberdare |volume=2018 |page=e.T22713436A129880372 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713436A129880372.en |access-date=6 September 2021}}

| genus = Cisticola

| species = aberdare

| authority = Lynes, 1930

}}

The Aberdare cisticola (Cisticola aberdare) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to Kenya.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-elevation grassland.

It is threatened by habitat loss.{{cite iucn |author1=BirdLife International |date=2018 |title=Cisticola aberdare |volume=2018 |page=e.T22713436A129880372 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22713436A129880372.en |access-date=6 September 2021}}

Description

The Aberdare cisticola is {{cvt|12|-|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length, and weighs {{cvt|18|-|24|g|oz|abbr=on}}. It is a large and stocky cisticola with a heavy bill, plain face, boldly striped upperparts, and a medium-long graduated tail.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbw.com/species/aberdare-cisticola-cisticola-aberdare|title=Aberdare Cisticola (Cisticola aberdare)|website=www.hbw.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-21}} Its voice is a mixture of peeuu tew tew and other short trills.

Diet

It feeds on beetles and flies, foraging for them by searching through vegetation and on the ground.

Behavior

The Aberdare cisticola is believed to be monogamous, solitary and territorial. It breeds from January through May and August through November, building a nest out of a flimsy ball of branches and leaves.

References

Category:Cisticola

Category:Endemic birds of Kenya

Category:Birds described in 1930

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot