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The rock-loving cisticola is a medium sized cisticola with an overall length of 13–14 cm (5.1–5.5 in). It has a plain brown back, a long slender tail, a grey-brown face, a whitish supercilium and a rufous crown. The underparts are whitish.
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When to see the Rock-loving Cisticola
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is December, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Rock-loving Cisticola
The map shades 18 countries with regular records, and 2 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Rock-loving Cisticola
The rock-loving cisticola, also known as the lazy cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is widespread throughout sub-Saharan Africa and is usually associated with rocky wooded terrain with interspersed patchy grass tussocks. It was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Huambo cisticola.
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Easily confused with
Winding CisticolaCisticola marginatusThe winding cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
Wing-snapping CisticolaCisticola ayresiiThe wing-snapping cisticola, also known as Ayres' cisticola, is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
Croaking CisticolaCisticola natalensisThe croaking cisticola is an Old World warbler in the family Cisticolidae.
Side by side: Rock-loving Cisticola vs Rufous-eared Warbler
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