Black-tailed Cisticola

The Black-tailed Cisticola is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is dry savanna.

The Black-tailed Cisticola is classified as Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction.

The Black-tailed Cisticola (Cisticola melanurus) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is dry savanna. Source - * BirdLife International 2004. Cisticola melanurus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007. Stub icon This Cisticolidae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. More

A pair of Black-tailed Cisticolas was discovered in nearby miombo woodland on 2 February. The species exhibited a peculiar wing-flicking and snapping when agitated or disturbed. The expedition also found Bob-tailed Weaver Brachycope anomala, a new species to Angola. The White-headed Robin-chat is currently classified as Vulnerable, Orange-breasted Bush-shrike as Endangered, and Black-tailed Cisticola as Data Deficient. More