Levaillant’s Cisticola
Common with a large range
...often seen in pairs in and near
dense wetland habitats.
...often seen in pairs in and near
dense wetland habitats.
Cisticola tinniens
(L 5")
Kinangop Plateau
19Oct2014
In a summer woodland’s fringe of trees
He’s that Rip van Winkle catching z’s—
I think you may have heard the number
Of this warbler of the golden slumber.
(Francis Stella)
Cisticola in Greek/Latin means
shrub dweller; tinniens in Latin
means to tinkle.
shrub dweller; tinniens in Latin
means to tinkle.
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