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Cisticola juncidis terrestris |
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Cisticola juncidis terrestris |
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Cisticole des joncs |
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Fan-tailed Cisticola |
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| Katende, tshitendetende, tshitendetende mudiedie, tshitendetende tshia tshisense (Tshiluba) ; Katjitji (Kiluba) | |
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Pale brown bird. Back and head are black-streaked. Tail is quite wide, marked with black and white tipped. |
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It is the only african cisticola that is also found in Europe and Asia and even in Australia. This bird inhabits marshes covered with rushes or grassy plains. |
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Display flight is horizontal and ondulated. Breeding takes place during the rainy season. Nest is bottle-shaped and attached to tall grasses. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
We invite everyone who could help us to improve this working tool to contact us in order to correct us and share her/his knowledge with us.
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