- Cisticola bulliens
Identification
Length 13-14 cm. A fairly pale, plain-backed Cisticola that is best identified by its song.
Similar species
Red-faced Cisticola, Chattering Cisticola and Whistling Cisticola.
Distribution
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, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- 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. (2024) Bubbling Cisticola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Bubbling_Cisticola
