Rock-loving Cisticola
Rock-loving Cisticola (<em>Cisticola aberrans</em>) is a species of Cisticolas &amp; Allies (<em>Cisticolidae</em>) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Overview
Rock-loving Cisticola (Cisticola aberrans) is a species of Cisticolas & Allies (Cisticolidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines).
Scientific Classification
Genus: Cisticola; binomial: Cisticola aberrans; authority: (Smith, A, 1843).
Distribution
Breeding range: Africa.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Rock-loving Cisticola Cisticola emini (including petrophilus and admiralis), originally recognized by Sibley & Monroe (1970), is lumped with Lazy Cisticola Cisticola aberrans. These allopatric taxa vary only slightly in morphology, but they are similar in vocalizations and ecology (Dowsett & Dowsett-Lemaire 1993). The two forms are usually treated as conspecific (Dickinson & Christidis 2014; del Hoyo & Collar 2016; HBW/BirdLife). Use the more informative "Rock-loving Cisticola" for the English name of the combined species.
