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    Johannesburg Cisticolas

    For me, B appears to be the most interesting (Desert appears to be one of the possibilities). I think that, with a bit of imagination, both A and C could be made into Zitting Cisticolas if identifiable. EDIT: Zitting is overall the most common cisticola today, so A & C are rather fairly likely...
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    Johannesburg Cisticolas

    (At least we can rest assured that C is not Zitting, probably.)
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    Johannesburg Cisticolas

    Desert not present here, so would be either Cloud or Wing-snapping if identifiable.
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    Johannesburg Cisticolas

    I wouldn't characterise any of these tails as long, so we should ve left with Zitting, Cloud or Wing-snapping. (I need to type quickly before someone serious visits this thread.)
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    Johannesburg Cisticolas

    Re C: The lack of a rusty head bothers me.
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    Johannesburg Cisticolas

    Re A: Its relative rarity together with a seeming lack of rusty on the lower flank (that at least some of the cloudscrapers seem to show depending on plumage) would bother me. Whatever is meant by big, it looks rather smallish compared to the grass stem, for what it's worth.
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    Johannesburg Cisticolas

    Hope it helps, maybe it doesn't in this particular case. https://faansiepeacock.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Cisticolas-Faansie-Peacock.jpg EDIT: In case a rusty flank patch could mean Zitting, here's an overview of Zitting and Desert...
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