Coastal cisticola
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Cisticola haematocephalus

The coastal cisticola (Cisticola haematocephalus ) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found on the coastal plain of East Africa.

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Alternate common names are Mombasa black-backed cisticola.

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This species is found on the coastal plain of East Africa between 5°N to 10°S (southern Somalia to north-eastern Tanzania).

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

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References

1. Coastal cisticola Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coastal_cisticola
2. Coastal cisticola on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103776144/112875673
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/621886

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