Rattling Cisticola
Cisticola chiniana
Photographed at Lake Elementaita, Kenya. Dec. 2015.
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. Rattling Cisticola is common in open, mixed brushlands and savana.
Cisticolidae -- Cisticola Family
Books:
- Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Zimmerman et al.
- Birds of East Africa by Stevenson and Fanshawe