Neddicky

Neddicky

Cisticola fulvicapilla

Also known as: Piping Cisticola

Predict Sightings

Habitat

Ground

Diet

Invertebrate

Active Time

Diurnal

Size

8 g

About This Species

A small, plain warbler-like bird of savanna, scrub and grassland edges across southern and eastern Africa, usually seen close to the ground or low in bushes rather than in the canopy. It is easier to hear than see, giving a persistent, repetitive song from a low perch, and is most active around dawn and dusk. Scan low cover and fence lines in open bushveld habitat for the best chance of a sighting.

Ethical Viewing Guidelines

  • As a small ground-foraging species it is easily flushed, so move slowly and keep noise down when approaching cover it is using.
  • Wildlife protection rules differ across its African range, so check local regulations before entering protected habitat, and avoid trampling low vegetation where it nests.
  • Retreat if it goes quiet or dives for cover, since that signals disturbance.
LCAvesPasseriformesCisticolidae

Seasonal Activity

159,719 sightings · 2000–2026

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cisticolidae

Traits

Diet
Invertebrate
Foraging
Ground
Activity
Diurnal
Body mass
8 g

Photo

(c) Michael McSweeney, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael McSweeney

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Occurrence data from GBIF.