The desert cisticola (''Cisticola aridulus'') is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is present throughout much of

sub-Saharan Africa Sub-Saharan Africa is, geographically, the area and regions of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara. These include West Africa, East Africa, Central Africa, and Southern Africa. Geopolitically, in addition to the List of sov ...

, although relatively absent from

central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

and coastal western areas of the continent. It is an insectivore. It forages primarily in grassy vegetation.

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* Desert cisticola
Species text in The Atlas of Southern African Birds
desert cisticola Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa desert cisticola Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cisticolidae-stub