Bird
Red-faced Cisticola
Cisticola erythropsAlso known as Red-faced Grass-Warbler
Red-faced cisticolas inhabit tall, dense vegetation along rivers, marshes, and seasonally flooded grasslands across sub-Saharan Africa. Adults spend much of their day low in rank grass and reeds, revealing their presence with loud, ringing duet calls that carry far across marshy borders. Pairs construct a distinctive pouch nest by weaving grass leaves together and stitching them with spider silk.
WetlandSongbirdInsectivore
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Least ConcernConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXLeast ConcernRed List categories, explained →
Diet & preyCaterpillars, Beetles, Flies
Predators
- Snakes
- Small birds of prey
- Rodents
ThreatsWetland drainage, agricultural expansion, and habitat degradation
HabitatsSwamps, marsh edges, rank vegetation along watercourses, and flooded grasslands
Life span3–5 years
Classification
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCisticolidae
- GenusCisticola
- SpeciesCisticola erythrops
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskLow
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- Why interaction risk is low
- Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Listening: Scan marsh edges for their loud duet calls during early morning hours.
- Observation: Look low in dense grass and reeds where adults spend most time foraging.
Close Relative Diego Delso / CC BY-SA 4.0 · cc-by-sa
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Close Relative (c) Karim Haddad, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Karim Haddad · cc-by
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