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The neddicky, or piping cisticola, (''Cisticola fulvicapilla''), is a small passerine bird. The common name neddicky is used from the Afrikaans name for the species, as it is commonly known. This cisticola is a resident breeder in much of Africa from Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania south to the Cape. The neddicky is a very common bird of open woodland, including savannah with trees and open plantations of exotic species. It avoids densely wooded habitats. ==Description== The neddicky is a small, vocal, dull-coloured brown bird, 11 cm in length. Its tail is not as short as that of some other cisticola species. This bird has a reddish cap and a plain back. The underparts are buff, darker in tone on the breast. The brown bill is short and straight, and the feet and legs are pinkish-brown. The eye is light brown. The sexes are similar, but juvenile birds are yellower. The southern form found in the western Cape Province has grey underparts and a grey-brown back. Although cisticolas can be very similar in plumage, this greyish subspecies is therefore quite distinctive. The call of the neddicky is a monotonous, penetrating, repetitive ''weep weep weep''. The alarm call is a loud clicking ''tictictictic'', like a fingernail running across the teeth of a comb. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neddicky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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