Two subspecies occurring in the Albertine Rift and surroundings
http://projects.bebif.be/enbi/albertinerift/birds/taxoninfo?id=157
http://projects.bebif.be/enbi/albertinerift/birds/taxoninfo?id=133
Images are shown at the African Bird Club link:
http://www.birdexplorers.com/afbid/search.php?func=searchresult&af_bs_id=1661
Central and Southern Africa
More information about the distribution of the several subspecies is available at ibc.lynxeds.com.
Short grasslands
Resident
The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii), also known as Ayres' cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.
It is found throughout central and southern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
The wing-snapping cisticola (Cisticola ayresii), also known as Ayres' cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Its scientific name honours South African ornithologist Thomas Ayres.
