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Hartert’s Camaroptera
Camaroptera harterti
Hartert's Camaroptera (Camaroptera harterti) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
The Hartert’s Camaroptera (Camaroptera harterti) 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 harterti
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 Hartert’s 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 Hartert’s Camaroptera is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Hartert’s Camaroptera (Camaroptera harterti) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Africa. Its distribution covers AF Angola.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 9.7 g, with a wing length of about 5.1 cm and a tail of around 4.2 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 155,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Hartert’s Camaroptera?
The Hartert’s Camaroptera is a very small bird that weighs around 9.7 g.
Where does the Hartert’s Camaroptera live?
The Hartert’s Camaroptera is found across Africa with a range covering AF Angola, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Hartert’s Camaroptera belong to?
The Hartert’s Camaroptera (Camaroptera harterti) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Hartert’s Camaroptera eat?
The Hartert’s Camaroptera is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Hartert’s Camaroptera migrate?
The Hartert’s Camaroptera is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Hartert’s 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 Hartert’s Camaroptera make?
1 real field recording of the Hartert’s Camaroptera — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Hartert’s Camaroptera's range?
The Hartert’s Camaroptera has a mapped global range of about 155,000 km².
Conservation
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