Africa

Neddicky

Cisticola fulvicapilla

The Neddicky (Cisticola fulvicapilla) is a bird found in South Africa. Open woods in southern Africa. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, nectar and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Cisticola fulvicapilla
Region	Africa
Found in	South Africa

🏡 Where the Neddicky lives

Open woods in southern Africa.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs70%
🌸 Nectar10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%
🌿 Leaves & plants10%

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.

💡 A tiny bird with a loud piping song.

Hear the Neddicky

Recorded by Pritam Baruah (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC830249. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Neddicky

Where does the Neddicky live?

The Neddicky lives in South Africa. Open woods in southern Africa.

What does the Neddicky eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 70%), nectar (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%), leaves and other plant parts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Neddicky 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.