
Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cisticola exilis
Habitat
Grassland; nest in shrubs, grass tussocks and other vegetation no more than 3m above the ground
Size
9–11.5cm
The golden-headed, or bright-capped, cisticola is a warbler of the family Cisticolidae found in Australia and thirteen Asian countries. It grows to 9–11.5 cm and is usually brown and cream, but in the breeding season the male has a gold-coloured body, a golden-orange head, a dull chin and a much shorter tail. Females and non-breeding males have a cream underside and brown upperside, and outside the breeding season the species mostly stays near the ground (Wikipedia, general species account).
It builds its nest in shrubs, grass tussocks and other vegetation no more than 3 m above the ground, out of plants and spider threads, and has been called the finest tailor of all birds (Wikipedia, general species account).