Golden-headed Cisticola

Cisticola exilis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Golden-headed Cisticola, Cisticola exilis, is a passerine of the Cisticolidae family found across the Oriental Region and Australasia, from south-west India to south-east China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Australia and the Bismarck Archipelago. It is also known as the bright-capped cisticola. In the breeding season it shows a gold-coloured body and a much shorter tail, unlike its usual appearance. It is noted for building nests from plant material and spider threads, and it breeds in the rainy season. Its range is very extensive.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies

Breeding range

Oriental Region, Australasia: sw India to se China, Taiwan, Philippines, Australia and Bismarck Arch.