Short-winged Cisticola
(Siffling Cisticola)
Cisticola brachypterus
Photographed at Nakuru, Kenya in a small garden area. January 2014. The bird is perched in a Jimson Weed.
There are many similar and confusing Cisticolas in Kenya that can be more easily separated by knowing the songs of the different species. Cisticolas are primarily insectivorous birds that mostly glean prey from foliage. This species is small, has a pale unmarked breast, and normally the streaks on back are evident.
Cisticolidae -- Cisticola Family
Books Available for Sale on ABE Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe