Red-headed Cisticola
Cisticola subruficapilla
- Class
- Bird
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,240
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The grey-backed cisticola or red-headed cisticola (Cisticola subruficapilla) is a small passerine bird. This cisticola is a resident breeder in southernmost Angola, Namibia and western South Africa. The grey-backed cisticola is a very common bird of coastal fynbos, karoo shrub and grassy areas on estuarine flats.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Grey-backed cisticola”.