Golden-headed cisticola

Golden-headed cisticola
A golden-headed cisticola perched on a tree branch
Adult male during the breeding season
Vocalization recorded in the Western Ghats, India
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species:
C. exilis
Binomial name
Cisticola exilis
(Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Malurus exilis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)[2]

The golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis), 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",[3] 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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Cisticola exilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713544A94378885. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713544A94378885.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference vigors was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference grasslands was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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