Cisticola marginatus (Heuglin, 1869) is a animal in the Cisticolidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cisticola marginatus (Heuglin, 1869)

Cisticola marginatus (Heuglin, 1869)

Cisticola marginatus, the winding cisticola, is a Cisticolidae bird with a scattered African distribution and specific tropical grassland and swamp habitats.

Family
Genus
Cisticola
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Cisticola marginatus (Heuglin, 1869)

The winding cisticola, with the scientific name Cisticola marginatus (Heuglin, 1869), is a bird species that belongs to the family Cisticolidae. This species has a scattered distribution across Africa, located south of the Sahara and north of 11°S. Its natural habitats are tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Cisticolidae Cisticola

More from Cisticolidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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