Kilombero Cisticola
Cisticola bakerorum Fjeldså, Dinesen, Davies, Irestedt, Krabbe, Hansen & Bowie, 2021
Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Kilombero Cisticola, Cisticola bakerorum, is a bird of the Cisticolidae family that breeds in the Kilombero floodplain of central Tanzania. It was formally named in 2021 by Fjeldså, Dinesen, Davies, Irestedt, Krabbe, Hansen and Bowie. The species was first noticed as distinct in the 1980s, when Éric Burnier drew it to the attention of Neil and Liz Baker. Their later confirmation showed it to be a bird new to science, and the name honours the Bakers.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: c Tanzania (Kilombero floodplain)
