Zitting cisticola
| Zitting cisticola | |
|---|---|
| C. j. cisticola (western France) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Passeriformes | 
| Family: | Cisticolidae | 
| Genus: | Cisticola | 
| Species: | C. juncidis | 
| Binomial name | |
| Cisticola juncidis (Rafinesque, 1810) | |
| Range of C. juncidis   Breeding   Resident | |
The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis) is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump; in addition it lacks any gold on the collar and the brownish tail is tipped with white. During the breeding season males have a zigzagging flight display accompanied by regular "zitting" calls that have been likened to repeated snips of a scissor. They build their pouch nest suspended within a clump of grass.