Wing-snapping Cisticola vs Black-necked Eremomela

Cisticola ayresii compared with Eremomela atricollis

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute Wing-snapping Cisticola Black-necked Eremomela
Scientific Name Cisticola ayresii Eremomela atricollis
Order Passeriformes Passeriformes
Family Cisticolidae Cisticolidae
Conservation Status Least Concern Least Concern
Length
Wingspan 9.0 cm (3.5 in) 11.7 cm (4.6 in)
Weight 9.616666666666667 g (0.34 oz) 10.6 g (0.37 oz)
Diet -- --
Clutch Size 2-5 2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Shared Habitats

None

Wing-snapping Cisticola only

Black-necked Eremomela only

None

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Wing-snapping Cisticola

Least Concern

Black-necked Eremomela

About These Birds

Black-necked Eremomela

The Black-necked Eremomela is a small, active warbler with olive-green upperparts, yellowish underparts, and a distinctive black collar across the throat and upper breast. It inhabits miombo woodland, riverine forest edges, and dense thickets in south-central Africa from Angola and Zambia to Zimbabwe. It gleans small insects from leaves and branches, usually in the mid to upper canopy.

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