Who knew something called a Zitting Cisticola existed?
There’s a flock of tiny birds in this park in Rome. I have no idea what they are:
![Zitting Cisticola - Caffarella - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Caffarella-The-Hall-of-Einar-9292.jpg)
They remind me of Sedge Warblers, but I know that’s not what they are. They are very wary as I approach. This one peers at me suspiciously:
![Zitting Cisticola - Caffarella - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Caffarella-The-Hall-of-Einar-9304-725x483.jpg)
Aren’t they fabulous?
![Zitting Cisticola - Caffarella - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Caffarella-The-Hall-of-Einar-9309-725x483.jpg)
They are crested, striped, fluffy and pale underneath with a reddish rump.
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They are Streaked Fantail Warblers, Cisticola juncidis.
Aren’t they endearing?
![Zitting Cisticola - Caffarella - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Caffarella-The-Hall-of-Einar-9314-725x483.jpg)