Tawny-flanked Prinia - Prinia subflava
It took me an age to confirm this identification using a field guide and a process of elmination. I worked my way through 30 Cisticolas before I strayed into the Prinias and realised a number of features that were diagnostic showed up for this Tawny-flanked bird. The eye, supercilium and line right through the eye with the pale buff lores underneath did it for me. The tail is in a strange position as it was flicking it probably. So a little bit of book work to get to this which is satisfying.
Lake Manyara, Tanzania
July 2012
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