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Winding Cisticola

Cisticola marginatus

Description:

Large cisticola, the only black-backed one in swampy areas throughout most of its range. Beside the black back, it sports rufous wing panel. Whitish underneath.

Habitat:

Relatively common bird in swamps and marshes of West and Central Africa, the distribution patchy. Here observed on bords of swampy and flooded ground in urban environment.

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Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Bayelsa, Nigeria

Spotted on Oct 18, 2018
Submitted on Jan 12, 2019

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