Red-faced Cisticola

Cisticola erythrops (Hartlaub, 1857)

Red-faced Cisticola, Cisticola erythrops, is a bird of widespread Africa, with a broad breeding range across the continent. It belongs to the family Cisticolidae and is found in seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps. It is present widely in sub-Saharan Africa, though it is rare in southern Africa. The species was described by Hartlaub in 1857. Six subspecies are recognised, including forms from West Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia, the Congo region, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa and Angola.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies

Breeding range

Africa: widespread