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WetlandDomed nestTiny · 11 g
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Levaillant's cisticola is a small, 12–15 cm long, dull-coloured bird with a longish tail and a reddish cap. The upperparts of the breeding adult are grey, heavily streaked with black, and with a rufous panel in the folded wing. The supercilium, face and underparts are buffy white and the tail is russet brown. The short straight bill is blackish-brown with a pinkish base, and the feet and legs are pinkish-brown. The eye is light brown. Non-breeding adults are browner-backed, and juvenile birds have yellower underparts.
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When to see the Levaillant's Cisticola
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Levaillant's Cisticola
The map shades 8 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Levaillant's Cisticola
Levaillant's cisticola, also known as the tinkling cisticola, is a small passerine bird which is native to marshlands in the uplands of Africa, southwards of the equator.
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Easily confused with
NeddickyCisticola fulvicapillaThe neddicky is a small, vocal, dull-coloured brown bird, 11 cm in length.
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianaThe rattling cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae which is native to Africa south of the equator, and parts of East Africa.
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisThe golden-headed cisticola is a small species, growing to 9–11.5 cm (3.5–4.5 in) long and weighing 6–10 g (0.21–0.35 oz), with males slightly heavier than females.
Side by side: Golden-headed Cisticola vs Levaillant's Cisticola · Levaillant's Cisticola vs Neddicky
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