Cisticola aberrans (A.Smith, 1843) is a animal in the Cisticolidae family, order Passeriformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cisticola aberrans (A.Smith, 1843)

Cisticola aberrans (A.Smith, 1843)

Cisticola aberrans, the rock-loving cisticola, is a medium-sized 13–14 cm cisticola with distinct brown, grey, and whitish plumage markings.

Family
Genus
Cisticola
Order
Passeriformes
Class
Aves

About Cisticola aberrans (A.Smith, 1843)

The rock-loving cisticola, scientifically named Cisticola aberrans (A.Smith, 1843), is a medium-sized cisticola. Its total overall length ranges from 13–14 cm, which equals 5.1–5.5 inches. This species has a plain brown back, a long slender tail, a grey-brown face, a whitish supercilium, a rufous crown, and whitish underparts.

Photo: (c) Ian White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Cisticolidae Cisticola

More from Cisticolidae

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

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