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Golden-headed Cisticola
Cisticola exilis(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
- Order
- PASSERIFORMES
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Genus
- Cisticola
- Commonness
- Very common
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The golden-headed cisticola, also known as the bright-capped cisticola, is a species of warbler in the family Cisticolidae, found in Australia and thirteen Asian countries. Growing to 9–11.5 cm (3.5–4.5 in) long, it is usually brown and cream in colour, but has a different appearance during the mating season, with a gold-coloured body and a much shorter tail. It is an omnivore and frequently makes a variety of vocalizations. Known as the "finest tailor of all birds", it constructs nests out of plants and spider threads. It mates in the rainy season. It has a very large range and population, which is thought to be increasing.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- OR, AU : south-west India to south-east China, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia and Bismarck Arch.
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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