Trilling Cisticola*
Stocky and dull...in mid-central
to east Sub-Saharan Africa.
to east Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cisticola woosnami
(L 4.75-5.75")
Masai Mara
25Oct2014
*Identification uncertain
but song fits.
but song fits.
Cisticola in Greek/Latin means
flowering shrub dweller.
flowering shrub dweller.
© eBird
© Myles E.
W. North
W. North
Macaulay
Library
Library
Cisticolas were formerly classified
in the Old World warbler family
Sylviidae, but now usually
considered to be in the separate
family Cisticolida.
in the Old World warbler family
Sylviidae, but now usually
considered to be in the separate
family Cisticolida.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisticola)