- Cisticola bulliens
Identification
Length 13-14cm (5-5½in)
A fairly pale, plain-backed Cisticola that is best identified by its song.
Similar species
Red-faced Cisticola, Chattering Cisticola and Whistling Cisticola.
Distribution
Africa: found in coastal Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Congo.
Taxonomy
Cisticola bulliens has two subspecies:[1]
- C. b. septentrionalis
- Cabinda and lower Congo River to northern Angola
- C. b. bulliens
- Coastal southern Angola
Habitat
Dry lowland grassland and savanna, and marshes.
Behaviour
Vocalisation
The call is similar to that of the Rattling Cisticola, a loud chee chee chrrrrr.
Breeding
The female builds a nest in grasses, from leaves and cobwebs.
References
- Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Wikipedia. 2009. Bubbling Cisticola. Downloaded 9 January 2009.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Bubbling Cisticola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 March 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bubbling_Cisticola
External Links
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