Is this a neddicky? (1 Viewer)

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pietern2

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• Feb 8, 2011

• #1

Can someone tell me whether this is a neddicky? The bird was seen in the Soetdoring nature reserve near Bloemfontein in South Africa.

 

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Allen S. Moore

Well-known member

• Feb 8, 2011

• #2

pietern2 said:

Can someone tell me whether this is a neddicky? The bird was seen in the Soetdoring nature reserve near Bloemfontein in South Africa.

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I don't know South African birds, even with such highly original names, but welcome to the forum, anyway.

Allen

 

Marmot

Well-known member

• Feb 8, 2011

• #3

HI

Welcome to Birdforum

Good to have you with us...Hopefully a member who knows South African birds will be along shortly to say if it is a Neddicky/Piping Cisticola

http://www.birdforum.net/opus/Piping_Cisticola

 

JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Feb 9, 2011

• #4

I would consider Lazy Cisticola over Neddicky. Have a browse on here...

http://www.birdquest.net/afbid/about_afbid.php

... and see what you think.

James

 

Trevor Hardaker

Well-known member

• Feb 9, 2011

• #5

Yes, it is a Neddicky of the race C. f. ruficapillus - tail is not long enough for Lazy Cisticola and the bird is also too pale on the underparts for that species.

Lazy would also be eliminated on distribution as it does not occur in the area where this bird was photographed.

Kind regards
Trevor