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ML201991401 IBC 1576876
Contributor
Robert Humphries Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
Pilanesberg NP (please use more specific locations when appropriate )
North-West, South Africa
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
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Media notes
A Rattling Cisticola perching and preening on a grass stem in wind. The Rattling Cisticola (Cisticola chiniana) is one of the most conspicuous cisticola species in South Africa. They occupy a wide range of habitats from savanna, dry woodlands and semi-arid shrublands. Rattling Cisticolas often perch in prominent locations to call. They eat a range of small invertebrates. This Rattling Cisticola was perching and preening on a grass stem in a strong breeze on Mankwe Drive in Pilanesberg National Park, South Africa. Elevation: 1305 m. Date added to IBC: April 9, 2019.
Observation details
IBC scientific name: Cisticola chiniana chiniana.
Collection
Internet Bird Collection (IBC)
Technical information
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- Original file size
- 58.57 MB