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Rock-loving cisticola vs Neddicky

The rock-loving cisticola is heavier: 14.2 g against 8.24 g for the neddicky, about 72% more.

Rock-loving cisticola (Cisticola aberrans)
Rock-loving cisticola LCLeast Concern
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Neddicky (Cisticola fulvicapilla)
Neddicky LCLeast Concern
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a rock-loving cisticola and a neddicky?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The rock-loving cisticola is heavier: 14.2 g against 8.24 g for the neddicky, about 72% more.
  • Both belong to the genus Cisticola, so they are close relatives.
  • Both are listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Side by side

Rock-loving cisticolaNeddicky
Scientific nameCisticola aberransCisticola fulvicapilla
FamilyCisticolidaeCisticolidae
OrderPasseriformesPasseriformes
Weight13.7 g – 15.2 g7.9 g – 8.6 g
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
LifespanNot recordedNot recorded
Main foodNot recordedNot recorded
Habitatrockygrassland
Conservation statusLeast ConcernLeast Concern
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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