Ethiopian Cisticola

Cisticola lugubris

(Rüppell, WPES, 1840)

Family: Cisticolidae
Order: Passeriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Synonyms: Sylvia lugubris.

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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Description

The Ethiopian cisticola (Cisticola lugubris) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Alternate common names are Abyssinian black-backed cisticola, and winding cisticola (Ethiopian) (eBird).

Taxonomy: The Ethiopian cisticola is monotypic. This taxon was split from the winding cisticola by the IOC and HBW, as were the rufous-winged cisticola, Luapula cisticola and coastal 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).

Distribution and habitat: This species is found in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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

Source: Wikipedia, article Cisticola lugubris. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.