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Yellow-browed Camaroptera
Camaroptera superciliaris
Yellow-browed Camaroptera (Camaroptera superciliaris) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Yellow-browed Camaroptera (Camaroptera superciliaris) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 9.7 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Genus Camaroptera
- Species superciliaris
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-browed Camaroptera is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-browed Camaroptera is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-browed Camaroptera (Camaroptera superciliaris) belongs to the Cisticolidae family of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF Guinea and Sierra Leone to Uganda, DR Congo and nw Angola.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.7 g, with a wing length of about 4.9 cm and a tail of around 2.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 3.2 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-browed Camaroptera?
The Yellow-browed Camaroptera is a very small bird that weighs around 9.7 g.
Where does the Yellow-browed Camaroptera live?
The Yellow-browed Camaroptera is found across Africa with a range covering AF Guinea and Sierra Leone to Uganda, DR Congo and nw Angola, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Yellow-browed Camaroptera belong to?
The Yellow-browed Camaroptera (Camaroptera superciliaris) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-browed Camaroptera eat?
The Yellow-browed Camaroptera is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-browed Camaroptera migrate?
The Yellow-browed Camaroptera is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-browed Camaroptera endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-browed Camaroptera make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-browed Camaroptera — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-browed Camaroptera's range?
The Yellow-browed Camaroptera has a mapped global range of about 3.2 million km².
Conservation
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