Golden-headed cisticola

Cisticola exilis

The Golden-headed cisticola (Cisticola exilis) is a bird found in Australia and Taiwan. Wet grasslands in Australia and Southeast Asia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Cisticola exilis
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia and Taiwan

🏡 Where the Golden-headed cisticola lives

Wet grasslands in Australia and Southeast Asia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs100%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Males have golden heads in breeding season and a buzzing song.

Hear the Golden-headed cisticola

Recorded by Sam Hambly (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1072426. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Golden-headed cisticola

Where does the Golden-headed cisticola live?

The Golden-headed cisticola lives in Australia and Taiwan. Wet grasslands in Australia and Southeast Asia.

What does the Golden-headed cisticola eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 100%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Golden-headed cisticola endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.