Chirping Cisticola - BirdForum Opus

Photo by nkgray
Lebala Camp, Kando Concession, Botswana, December 2008

Cisticola pipiens

Identification

15cm

• Greyish-brown back
• Brown head
• Grey throat
• Brown iris
• Black bill
• Pink legs

Distribution

Africa: Angola to Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Botswana.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

Cisticola pipiens has three subspecies:^[1]

• C. p. pipiens

• Western Angola

• C. p. congo

• Eastern Angola to Zambia, Zaire, Tanzania and Burundi

• C. p. arundicola

• South-eastern Angola to Botswana and Zimbabwe

Habitat

Wet grassland and swamps.

Behaviour

Breeding

Monogamous.
Its nest is made from straw and leaves, placed on the ground under a bush. The clutch consists of 3-4 brown eggs.

Diet

The diet includes insects, fish and frogs.

References

1. 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.
2. Birds of South Africa

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Chirping Cisticola. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Chirping_Cisticola

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