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;[[:Category:Cettia|Cettia]] acanthizoides | ;[[:Category:Cettia|Cettia]] acanthizoides | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 11cm. Brown above, white or pale buff supercilium, dark eyestripe, grey-white chin and throat, buffy breast, pale yellow belly and flanks, small, very fine bill, dark above, pinkish below, dark brown iris, pink-brown feet, short tail. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | South [[Asia]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Tall grassy areas and dense bamboo thickets; forests. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Cettia+acanthizoides}} | {{GSearch|Cettia+acanthizoides}} | ||
− | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cettia]] | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Missing Images]] [[Category:Cettia]][[category:incomplete]] |
Revision as of 16:47, 1 October 2008
- Cettia acanthizoides
Identification
11cm. Brown above, white or pale buff supercilium, dark eyestripe, grey-white chin and throat, buffy breast, pale yellow belly and flanks, small, very fine bill, dark above, pinkish below, dark brown iris, pink-brown feet, short tail.
Distribution
South Asia.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Tall grassy areas and dense bamboo thickets; forests.
Behaviour
Its nest is a ball or deep cup made from dry grass, leaves, moss, spider webs, and feathers, placed low in a bush or thick undergrowth.