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When to see the Stout Cisticola
One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Stout Cisticola
The map shades 10 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Stout Cisticola
The stout cisticola is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Its natural habitats are boreal forest, moist savanna, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
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Easily confused with
Madagascar CisticolaCisticola cherinaMadagascar cisticolas are small cisticolas, 11 cm long and weighing 8-11 g.
Whistling CisticolaCisticola lateralisThe whistling cisticola is a mid-sized bird that has a body length of 13–16 cm with a male weight of 14-21 grams, and female weight of 12-19 grams.
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