Rufous-winged Cisticola
A species of Cisticolas Scientific name : Cisticola galactotes Genus : Cisticolas
Rufous-winged Cisticola, A species of Cisticolas
Botanical name: Cisticola galactotes
Genus: Cisticolas
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Description
The black-backed grass singer (Cisticola galactotes) is a bird from the Cisticolidae family, a recently split-off family within the singers of the Old World.
Size
14 cm
Nest Placement
Shrub
Feeding Habits
Rufous-winged Cisticola primarily consumes insects and small invertebrates, such as grasshoppers, beetles, caterpillars, and worms, supplemented by seeds. They forage in undergrowth, near the bases of reeds, and on ground, utilizing low vegetation to hunt for prey.
Habitat
The rufous-winged Cisticola thrives in a range of wetland-associated habitats, primarily inhabiting subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swampy areas. Broadly distributed across regions with perennial wetlands, this species is often found amongst reedbeds, rushes, and areas of dense vegetation near water bodies, including estuaries. The rufous-winged Cisticola also adapts to human-altered landscapes, frequenting the scrubby margins of agricultural fields such as maize and sugar-cane plantations, but generally avoids places with standing water.
Dite type
Insectivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Distribution Area
It is found in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and swamps. 
Species Status
Not globally threatened.
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Perching birds Family
Cisticolas and allies Genus
Cisticolas Species
Rufous-winged Cisticola 
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