Singing Cisticola
Plain, relatively large and
colorful bird with a large
range in Sub-Saharan Africa.
colorful bird with a large
range in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cisticola cantans
(L 5-5-7.5")
Forest hides so many things,
the leprechauns,
the fairies wings,
among the life that nature brings,
listen to the warbler sing.
(Peter Cullen)
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
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Cisticola in Greek/Latin means
flowering shrub dweller;
cantans in Latin means singing.
flowering shrub dweller;
cantans in Latin means singing.