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AKA '''Neddicky''' | AKA '''Neddicky''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | Length 11 cm. Red cap and plain | + | Length 11 cm. Red cap and plain greyish 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== | ==Distribution== | ||
Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] | Sub-Saharan [[Africa]] | ||
Revision as of 05:59, 7 April 2008
- Cisticola fulvicapilla
AKA Neddicky
Identification
Length 11 cm. Red cap and plain greyish 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
Sub-Saharan Africa
Taxonomy
Cisticola fulvicapilla has nine subspecies.
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.
