At 9–10 cm.
this is a small, streak backed cisticola with short or medium tail which may get longer in the breeding season.
It differs from the pale-crowned cisticola in having a pale rufous (not buff) crown and forehead in the breeding season.
The pectoral patches become darker in the breeding season, but even then they may not be easy to see.
At 9–10 cm. this is a small, streak backed cisticola with short or medium tail which may get longer in the breeding season. It differs from the pale-crowned cisticola in having a pale rufous (not buff) crown and forehead in the breeding season. The pectoral patches become darker in the breeding season, but even then they may not be easy to see.
Pectoral-patch cisticola