Grey-backed Cisticola

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Cisticola subruficapilla

Grey-backed Cisticola, a reference photo
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

The grey-backed cisticola or red-headed cisticola (Cisticola subruficapilla) is a small passerine bird. This cisticola is a resident breeder in southernmost Angola, Namibia and western South Africa.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Grey-backed 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.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cisticolidae
Species
Cisticola subruficapilla

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