Luapula cisticola

Species of bird

Luapula cisticola

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Passeriformes
Family:  | Cisticolidae
Genus:  | Cisticola
Species:  |

C. luapula

Binomial name
Cisticola luapula

Lynes, 1933

The Luapula cisticola (Cisticola luapula) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

## Taxonomy

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The Luapula cisticola is monotypic.[2] This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, coastal cisticola and Ethiopian cisticola. The Clements (2017) and Howard and Moore (2014) world lists consider these taxa as a single species, the winding cisticola C. galactotes (sensu lato).[3]

## Distribution and habitat

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This species is found in eastern Angola, Lake Mweru (south-eastern DRC), Zambia, northern and north-eastern Namibia, northern Botswana and north-western Zimbabwe.[4]

Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.

## References

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1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Cisticola luapula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T103776172A118724557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T103776172A118724557.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela. "Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas, allies". IOC World Bird List. International Ornithological Congress. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
3. ^ "Cisticola luapula". Avibase.
4. ^ Ryan, Peter. "Luapula Cisticola (Cisticola luapula)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 21 August 2017.

## External links

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* Media related to Cisticola luapula at Wikimedia Commons
* Data related to Cisticola luapula at Wikispecies
* Black-backed cisticola (A pre-split name for Luapula and Rufous-winged cisticola) - Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds.

Taxon identifiers

Cisticola luapula|

* Wikidata: Q12255852
* Wikispecies: Cisticola luapula
* Avibase: 475A8DE923BE58B3
* BirdLife: 103776172
* CoL: 5Z8GH
* GBIF: 6100907
* ITIS: 916591
* IUCN: 103776172
* Observation.org: 194896
* Open Tree of Life: 3598905
* Xeno-canto: Cisticola-luapula

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