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Levaillant's Cisticola
Levaillant's Cisticola is a resident breeder in eastern Africa from Kenya to eastern South Africa. This cisticola is common in reedbeds, sedges, rank grass, and similar wet habitats usually near rivers or dams.
Original source: Flickr: Tinkling Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens)
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The Levaillant's Cisticola is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.
Levaillant's Cisticola is a resident breeder in eastern Africa from Kenya to eastern South Africa. This cisticola is common in reedbeds, sedges, rank grass, and similar wet habitats usually near rivers or dams. More
Distribution of Levaillant's cisticola in southern Africa, based on statistical smoothing of the records from first SA Bird Atlas Project (© Animal Demography unit, University of Cape Town; smoothing by Birgit Erni and Francesca Little). Colours range from dark blue (most common) through to yellow (least common). See here for the latest distribution from the SABAP2. Food It mainly eats small insects, doing most of its foraging low down in the undergrowth. More
Levaillant's Cisticola hiding in reeds - Adult Photographer More
The Levaillant's Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens) is also known as Tinkling Cisticola by some authors. The species ranges from Angola and Kenya into South Africa. It is a locally common bird usually associated with marsh and wetland habitat. The bird shown here was along the edge of a small lake at Dullstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa in January, 2006. These digital shots were taken with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II & EF 300mm F/4L IS lens and 2X extender. More
page 834 also a picture of the Levaillant's Cisticola on page 912. The Levaillant's Cisticola belongs to the family of birds classified as Cisticolidae. According to the Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology the Levaillant's Cisticola is also known by these other names: Tinkling Cisticola, Lesser Black-backed Cisticola. The map of the Kruger you see on this page shows the areas (coloured orange) where this bird has been identified. More
Original source: Alan Manson
Author: Alan Manson
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Family : Cisticolidae
Genus : Cisticola
Species : tinniens
Authority : (Lichtenstein, 1842)