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Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Pascal Christe (XC925515). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Rattling CisticolaCisticola chiniana
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 13,158 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 13,158 |
| Spain | 1,907 |
| Portugal | 1,807 |
| France | 1,170 |
| Italy | 835 |
| India | 678 |
| South Africa | 472 |
| FARO | 427 |
| Andalucía | 412 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Invertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating invertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Shrub nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in shrubs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Pendulous nestingListed by a harvested source as building pendulous nests.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Brood-parasite hostListed by a harvested source as a host of brood parasites.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Perching Birds · Passeriformes |
| Family | Cisticolas and Allies · Cisticolidae |
| Genus | Cisticolas · Cisticola |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Zitting Cisticola with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.