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Revision as of 07:54, 6 April 2008

Cisticola fulvicapilla
Photo by louisdup
Location: Port Elizabeth South Africa

Identification

AKA Neddicky 11 cm. Red cap and plain back. Buff underparts, darker in tone on the breast. Short brown bill, feet and legs pinkish-brown. Light brown eye. The sexes are similar, but juvenile birds are yellower.

Distribution

Africa

Taxonomy

Habitat

Open woodland, including savanna

Behaviour

Nest is ball shaped with a side entrance, made from grass and cobwebs. Breeding is September to March.

Diet includes small insects.

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