| Kilombero cisticola | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Cisticola |
| Species: | C. bakerorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola bakerorum Fjeldså, Dinesen, Davies, Irestedt, Krabbe, Hansen & Bowie, 2021 | |
The Kilombero cisticola (Cisticola bakerorum) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Tanzania.
It was first recognised as new by Éric Burnier in the 1980s. He brought this to the attention of Neil and Liz Baker, who soon confirmed the identity of this species as new to science. It was formally described in 2021 and dedicated to the Bakers.
References
- BirdLife International (2022). "Heliothraupis oneilli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T216556469A217814601. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- Anderson, Natali. "Two New Bird Species Identified in Tanzania". sci-news. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- Fjeldså, J.; Dinesen, L.; Davies, O.R.; Irestedt, M.; Krabbe, N.K.; Hansen, L.A.; Bowie, R.C.K. (2021). "Description of two new Cisticola species endemic to the marshes of the Kilombero floodplain of southwestern Tanzania". Ibis. 163 (4): 1330–1354. doi:10.1111/ibi.12971. S2CID 236584599.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cisticola bakerorum | |
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