
Neddicky
Cisticola fulvicapilla
Also known as: Piping Cisticola
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
Citizen science records via GBIF
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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.