(Zitting) © Ferit Başbuğ eBird S48167434 Macaulay Library ML 114810351
(Zitting) © Himadri Banerjee
(Eastern) © Yann Muzika
(African) © Jay McGowan
(tinnabulans Group) © Holger Teichmann
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(Zitting) © Albin Jacob
(Zitting) © Albin Jacob
(tinnabulans Group) © Lukasz Pulawski
(Zitting) © jithesh pai

Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

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Identification

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Very small, with a distinctive short, rounded tail with conspicuous spots at the tip. Body sandy-colored below, streaky above. Breeding males have a dark bill and crown. Found in open grasslands, meadows, marshes, and agricultural areas. Most readily detected by its repetitive and monotonous song, given from either a perch or in an undulating song flight. Song varies across wide distribution, ranging from evenly-paced squeaky “tsik, tsik” of African and European birds to the fast dry ticking of Southeast Asian birds.

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