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Response: This is an adult Ethiopian cisticola, Cisticola lugubris, a grass warbler species that is best identified on the basis of its voice rather than appearance I think its song is reminiscent of the buzzing part of a grasshopper sparrow's song.
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Ethiopian cisticola, Cisticola lugubris (formerly, Cisticola galactotes lugubris; protonym, Sylvia (Cisticola) lugubris), also known as the Abyssinian black-backed cisticola, photographed at the Gerfasa Reservoir, Ethiopia (Africa).
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Other characteristic species of these well watered woods are the mandarin duck Aix galericulata, Scops owl Otus scops, Greater pied kingfisher Ceryle lugubris, ruddy kingfisher Halcyon coromanda, broadbilled roller Eurystomus orientalis, nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes and brown dipper Cinclus pallasii.
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Fish are sparse, with Caranx lugubris being the most common and obvious species.
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Some of the birds include the ñandú (Rhea americana), Crypturellus undulatus, Celeus lugubris, Heterospizias meridionalis, and others.
Humid Chaco 2008
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Others, such as the bronze-winged cursor (Cursorius chalcopterus), Senegal plover (Vanellus lugubris), fiery-necked nightjar (Caprimulgus pectoralis), and pennant-winged nightjar (Macrodipteryx vexillaria) rely on fires to provide breeding habitat.
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Two terrestrial reptiles, Lepidodactylus lugubris and Ablepharus boutoui poecilopleurus, are found on the island.
Rapa Nui and Sala-y-Gomez subtropical broadleaf forests 2007
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And some reptile species the gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris, for instance, widely distributed among small islands in the western Pacific have even picked up the trick of parthenogenesis—single parenting taken to its logical ultimate.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Lepidodactylus lugubris is a small-bodied species, formerly common, now less so on Guam than on snake-free islands nearby.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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And some reptile species the gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris, for instance, widely distributed among small islands in the western Pacific have even picked up the trick of parthenogenesis—single parenting taken to its logical ultimate.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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