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Tiny, sandy-colored bird with short tail and dark-streaked back.
Not listed
At a glance
FamilyCisticolas and Allies
SizeTiny
RarityCommon
HabitatClosed forest, Grassland, Herbaceous Graminoids Sparse Hummock Grasses, Open woodland, and Sparse woodland
Best timeMost reliable in Queensland from October to February.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Richard E. Webster
Range map
Range map
3799visible hotspots
185999visible records
5states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Overview
Breeding adult males have orange-gold crown. Song a thin, high-pitched, drawn-out buzzing. Very similar Zitting Cisticola always has a streaked crown and a very different “tick-tick-tick” song but otherwise almost identical.
Behavior
Inhabits grasslands of northern and eastern Australia, where perches prominently. In similar grassland habitats, Tawny Grassbird has much longer tail.
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