Piping Cisticola (Cisticola fulvicapilla)

Piping Cisticola, a reference photo — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

The neddicky, or piping cisticola (Cisticola fulvicapilla), is a small passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae, which is native to Africa, southwards of the equator. Its strongholds are the light woodlands and shrublands of the subtropics and temperate regions of southern Africa. The common name, neddicky, is the Afrikaans name for the species.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Piping Cisticola being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Cisticola aberrans
Cisticola subruficapilla
Cisticola chiniana
Cisticola hunteri
Cisticola cantans

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Cisticola
Species: Cisticola fulvicapilla

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