Species:

Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)

Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)

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Length (cm):
10-10
34-38
Wingspan (cm):
12-14
34-38
Weight (gram):
8-12
472-565
Size group:
Warbler-size
Crow-size
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Appearance:

Small, short winged warbler. Similar to Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta) and Graceful Warbler (Prinia gracilis), but both wings and tail much shorter. Tail fan-shaped with black and white tips. Heavily streaked back, buff underparts and pale throat and vent. Pale area around eye. Flight diagnostic, with whirring wings and short, slightly spread, fan-like tail. Song flight even more distinct, with long undulations synchronised with voice.

Sound:

Male song a diagnostic, monosyllabic, high-pitched "cist", repeated in an even rhythm about once every second, while in bounding song-flight or perched. Alarm call a short, clipping "witt", repeated in series.

Song and alarm:

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Distribution:

Xeno-canto: map

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

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Distribution:

Xeno-canto: map

Ecology:

Birdlife ecology

Links:

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Video IBC

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Similar species (sound):
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Warbler-like
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Gull-like
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Several different sounds of the species
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