Chubbs cisticola

Cisticola chubbi

Chubb's cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda and the Albertine Rift montane forests. It is territorial. It spends most of its time in dense vegetation.
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Naming

There are four subspecies:
⤷  "C. c. adametzi" Reichenow, 1910 – southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon
⤷  "C. c. discolor" Sjöstedt, 1893 – Mount Cameroon – brown-backed cisticola
⤷  "C. c. chubbi" Sharpe, 1892 – eastern DR Congo to western Kenya
⤷  "C. c. marungensis" Chapin, 1932 – Marungu highlands

Reproduction

They are most likely monogamous.

Nests are primarily built by females, and are placed 0.5-2m above the ground.

Females take the main role in incubating eggs.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCisticolidae
GenusCisticola
SpeciesC. chubbi
Photographed in
Kenya