Neddicky (Cisticola fulvicapilla)
About the Neddicky
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. The neddicky was described by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1817 and given the binomial name Sylvia fulvicapilla. The specific epithet combines the Latin words fulvus "tawny" and -capillus "capped". The type locality is Graaff-Reinet in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The species is now placed in the genus Cisticola which was erected by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829. Nine subspecies are recognised:
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 77 recordings for this species: 1 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Ashy CisticolaCisticola cinereolusrecording
- Black-lored CisticolaCisticola nigrilorisrecording
- Lynes's CisticolaCisticola distinctusrecording
- Rattling CisticolaCisticola chinianarecording
- Red-faced CisticolaCisticola erythropsrecording
- Singing CisticolaCisticola cantansrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.