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Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura) 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 brachyura
Quick facts
- Weight
- 9.7 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Green-backed 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 Green-backed Camaroptera is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura) belongs to the Cisticolidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF e, s.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.7 g, with a wing length of about 5.3 cm and a tail of around 4.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 15.9 million km² — a very large global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Green-backed Camaroptera?
The Green-backed Camaroptera is a very small bird that weighs around 9.7 g.
Where does the Green-backed Camaroptera live?
The Green-backed Camaroptera is found across Africa with a range covering AF e, s, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Green-backed Camaroptera belong to?
The Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Green-backed Camaroptera eat?
The Green-backed Camaroptera is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Green-backed Camaroptera migrate?
The Green-backed Camaroptera is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Green-backed 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 Green-backed Camaroptera make?
1 real field recording of the Green-backed 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 Green-backed Camaroptera's range?
The Green-backed Camaroptera has a mapped global range of about 15.9 million km².
Conservation
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