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| − | {{ | + | '''Alternative name: Bleating Warbler''' |
| − | ;Camaroptera brachyura | + | [[Image:GreenbackedCamaroptera.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Green-backed Camaroptera<br />Photo © by {{user|louisdup|louisdup}} <br />Port Elizabeth, [[South Africa]], October 2005]] |
| − | [[Image: | + | ;[[:Category:Camaroptera|Camaroptera]] brachyura |
| + | '''Includes Grey-backed Camaroptera''' | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | Length 10-11 cm<br /> | ||
| + | A small, active, noisy warbler with olive-green wings and olive-green or grey mantle, back and tail. The head is grey and the under parts are white. | ||
| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Grey-backed Camaroptera2.jpg|thumb|450px|right|''C. b. brevicaudata'', Grey-backed Camaroptera<br />Photo © by {{user|Westmidstraveller|Westmidstraveller}}<br />Masai Mara, [[Kenya]], October 2009]] | ||
| + | Most of sub-Saharan [[Africa]]. | ||
| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | 17 subspecies recognized in three groups (sometimes accepted as full species)<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | * '''Green-backed Camaroptera''': | ||
| + | *:''C. b. brachyura'' in coastal eastern and southern [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. constans'' in southeast [[Zimbabwe]], southern [[Mozambique]], [[South Africa]] and [[eSwatini]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. bororensis'' in southwest [[Tanzania]], northern [[Mozambique]] and southern [[Malawi]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. fugglescouchmani'' in northeast [[Zambia]], northern [[Malawi]] and eastern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. pileata'' in southeast [[Kenya]] and coastal [[Tanzania]], also on [[Zanzibar]] and Mafia Island | ||
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| + | * '''Grey-backed Camaroptera''': | ||
| + | *:''C. b. brevicaudata'' from [[Senegal]] east to [[Sudan]] and northwest [[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. tincta'' from [[Liberia]] east to western [[Kenya]] and south to northwest [[Angola]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. abessinica'' in [[South Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], northern [[Somalia]], northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], northern [[Uganda]], and northern [[Kenya]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. insulata'' in south-central [[Ethiopia]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. aschani'' in eastern [[DRC]], southwest [[Uganda]] and the [[Kenya]]n Highlands | ||
| + | *:''C. b. erlangeri'' in southern [[Somalia]], eastern [[Kenya]] and northeastern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. griseigula'' in southeast [[Uganda]], western [[Kenya]] and northern [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. intercalata'' in [[Angola]], southern [[DRC]], northern [[Zambia]] and western [[Tanzania]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. sharpei'' in southern [[Angola]], northern [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], southern [[Zambia]], western [[Malawi]] and northern [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. transitiva'' in [[Zimbabwe]], southeast [[Botswana]] and northeast [[South Africa]] | ||
| + | *:''C. b. beirensis'' in [[Mozambique]], adjacent [[Zimbabwe]] and [[South Africa]] (northeast KwaZulu-Natal) | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Dense thicket and forest understorey. | ||
| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their diet consists almost entirely of insects, including spiders, ants, beetles, flies and also caterpillars. | ||
| + | ====Vocalisation==== | ||
| + | Calls include a loud, snapping ''bidup-bidup-bidup'' and a nasal, "bleating" ''neeehh''. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-SinclairRyan03}}#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Camaroptera brachyura" {{!}} "Green-backed Camaroptera" {{!}} "Camaroptera brevicaudata" {{!}} "Bleating Warbler" {{!}} "Grey-backed Camaroptera"}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:53, 2 November 2023
Alternative name: Bleating Warbler
- Camaroptera brachyura
Includes Grey-backed Camaroptera
Identification
Length 10-11 cm
A small, active, noisy warbler with olive-green wings and olive-green or grey mantle, back and tail. The head is grey and the under parts are white.
Distribution
C. b. brevicaudata, Grey-backed Camaroptera
Photo © by Westmidstraveller
Masai Mara, Kenya, October 2009
Photo © by Westmidstraveller
Masai Mara, Kenya, October 2009
Most of sub-Saharan Africa.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
17 subspecies recognized in three groups (sometimes accepted as full species)[1]
- Green-backed Camaroptera:
- C. b. brachyura in coastal eastern and southern South Africa
- C. b. constans in southeast Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, South Africa and eSwatini
- C. b. bororensis in southwest Tanzania, northern Mozambique and southern Malawi
- C. b. fugglescouchmani in northeast Zambia, northern Malawi and eastern Tanzania
- C. b. pileata in southeast Kenya and coastal Tanzania, also on Zanzibar and Mafia Island
- Grey-backed Camaroptera:
- C. b. brevicaudata from Senegal east to Sudan and northwest Ethiopia
- C. b. tincta from Liberia east to western Kenya and south to northwest Angola
- C. b. abessinica in South Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, northern Somalia, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, and northern Kenya
- C. b. insulata in south-central Ethiopia
- C. b. aschani in eastern DRC, southwest Uganda and the Kenyan Highlands
- C. b. erlangeri in southern Somalia, eastern Kenya and northeastern Tanzania
- C. b. griseigula in southeast Uganda, western Kenya and northern Tanzania
- C. b. intercalata in Angola, southern DRC, northern Zambia and western Tanzania
- C. b. sharpei in southern Angola, northern Namibia, Botswana, southern Zambia, western Malawi and northern South Africa
- C. b. transitiva in Zimbabwe, southeast Botswana and northeast South Africa
- C. b. beirensis in Mozambique, adjacent Zimbabwe and South Africa (northeast KwaZulu-Natal)
Habitat
Dense thicket and forest understorey.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists almost entirely of insects, including spiders, ants, beetles, flies and also caterpillars.
Vocalisation
Calls include a loud, snapping bidup-bidup-bidup and a nasal, "bleating" neeehh.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Green-backed Camaroptera. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Green-backed_Camaroptera
External Links
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