Chubb's cisticola
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Chubb's cisticola (Cisticola chubbi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the Western High Plateau, the Albertine Rift montane forests and the East African montane forests.
There are four subspecies:[1]
- C. c. adametzi Reichenow, 1910 – southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon
- C. c. discolor Sjöstedt, 1893 – Mount Cameroon (southwest Cameroon) – brown-backed cisticola
- C. c. chubbi Sharpe, 1892 – eastern DR Congo to western Kenya
- C. c. marungensis Chapin, 1932 – Marungu highlands (southeastern DR Congo)
It is territorial.[2] It spends most of its time in dense vegetation.[2]
Vocalization
In duets, males trill and females whistle.[2] Females produce longer and lower-pitched notes.[2] Chubb's cisticolas also sometimes sing in choruses of up to five; this is most common at the end of breeding season.[2] Solo singing is very rare.[2]
Duets and choruses are likely primarily for the purpose of territorial defense.[2] They are always done while in sight of the other participating bird(s)—less than 1 meter apart.[2] They perform dance-like movements such as moving their tails and flapping their wings to make snapping noises.[2]
They sing from elevated places.[2]
Mating and Breeding
They are most likely monogamous.[2]
Nests are primarily built by females, and are placed 0.5-2m above the ground.
Females take the main role in incubating eggs.[2]
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