Cisticola, Harare (1 Viewer)

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Kamba

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• Mar 25, 2017

• #1

Hello All,

Are the first three here Lazy Cisticola's?

And the last a Tawny Flanked Prinia?

 

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CARERY

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• Mar 26, 2017

• #2

1-3 - should be Red-faced Cisticola. It has a greyish nape and crown which in Lazy would be red-brown.

4 - agree with (over exposed) Tawny-flanked Prinia

 

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Kamba

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• Mar 26, 2017

• #3

Thanks for the reply. I think I got caught up in the heat of the moment there... which makes me doubt my ID of this next one.

This bird was one of a pair. They were calling, so I felt reasonably sure it was a Lazy Cisticola. This would be a new bird for me, so would just like to make certain.

 

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CARERY

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• Mar 26, 2017

• #4

I think also the second bird is a Red-faced. In Lazy the crown would be more red-brown contrasting stronger to pale supercillium. Please compare here:
http://www.oiseaux.net/birds/red-faced.cisticola.html

The LBJ from your other threat should be Lazy as I wrote...