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;Cisticola fulvicapilla | ;Cisticola fulvicapilla | ||
− | [[Image:Piping_Cisticola.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by louisdup | + | [[Image:Piping_Cisticola.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by louisdup <br/> Location: Port Elizabeth South Africa]] |
− | Location: Port Elizabeth South Africa | + | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
AKA Neddicky | AKA Neddicky | ||
+ | 11 cm. Red cap and plain 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== | |
+ | [[Africa]] | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
− | + | Open woodland, including savanna | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
− | + | Nest is ball shaped with a side entrance, made from grass and cobwebs. Breeding is September to March. | |
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− | + | Diet includes small insects. | |
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=neddicky View more images of Piping Cisticola in the gallery] | *[http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/showgallery.php?mcats=all&what=allfields&si=neddicky View more images of Piping Cisticola in the gallery] | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] |
Revision as of 15:27, 1 October 2007
- Cisticola fulvicapilla
Identification
AKA Neddicky 11 cm. Red cap and plain 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
Taxonomy
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.