Listen to the Green-backed camaroptera
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About the Green-backed camaroptera
The Green-backed camaroptera is a bird in the family Cisticolidae (order Passeriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 10 g.
What does the Green-backed camaroptera sound like?
Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
From Wikipedia
The green-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura), also known as the bleating camaroptera, is a small bird in the family Cisticolidae. This bird is a resident breeder in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Recent studies suggest this species and the grey-backed camaroptera may be the same species.
This skulking passerine is typically found low in dense cover. The green-backed camaroptera binds large leaves together low in a bush and builds a grass nest within the leaves. The normal clutch is two or three eggs.
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More from the family Cisticolidae
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Jungle prinia
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Wailing cisticola
Cisticola lais
Grey-capped warbler
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Rufous-fronted prinia
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Ashy cisticola
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Neddicky
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Frequently asked questions
What does a Green-backed camaroptera sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Green-backed camaroptera on this page. Bird vocalisations are usually divided into songs – longer, often complex phrases used to defend territory and attract mates, sung mostly by males in the breeding season – and calls: short, simple sounds for contact, alarm, begging or flight.
Is the Green-backed camaroptera endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Green-backed camaroptera as “least concern”.
What family does the Green-backed camaroptera belong to?
The Green-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura) belongs to the family Cisticolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources & credits
- Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura) (W1CDR0000367 BD6) – CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q4865244 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Green-backed camaroptera – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa – CC BY 2.0