Chubb's cisticola
Chubb's cisticola (Cisticola chubbi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda and the Albertine Rift montane forests.
| Chubb's cisticola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. chubbi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola chubbi Sharpe, 1892 | |
Kakamega Forest - Kenya
There are four subspecies:[2]
- C. c. adametzi Reichenow, 1910 – southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon
- C. c. discolor Sjöstedt, 1893 – Mount Cameroon (southwest Cameroon) – brown-backed cisticola
- C. c. chubbi Sharpe, 1892 – eastern DR Congo to western Kenya
- C. c. marungensis Chapin, 1932 – Marungu highlands (southeastern DR Congo)
References
- BirdLife International (2017). "Cisticola chubbi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas & allies". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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