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Green-backed Eremomela
Eremomela canescens Antinori, O 1864
The green-backed eremomela is a member of the Cisticolidae. This bird is a common resident breeder in tropical Africa from Kenya and Ethiopia to Cameroon. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Cisticolidae
Genus:
Eremomela
Scientific:
Eremomela canescens
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Cisticolidae
Genus:
Eremomela
Scientific:
Eremomela canescens
Original description
Citation:
Antinori, O 1864
Reference:
Cat. Descr. Coll. Uccel. Int. Affr. Centr. Nord
Protonym:
Eremomela? canescens
Type locality:
Djur (= Jur), Bahr al Ghazal, Sudan.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/103632#page/74/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7593253579F92894
Avibase ID:
avibase-75932535
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/75932535
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559943
Geographic range:
- Eremomela canescens: lowland to foothill acacia woodland, wooded savanna, and shrubby hills, from northern Cameroon and southern Chad eastward to southern Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia, and southward to Central African Republic and western Kenya
- Eremomela canescens canescens: eastern Cameroon, southern Chad and Central African Republic to South Sudan, far northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, and western Kenya
- Eremomela canescens elgonensis: western Kenya (Mount Elgon to southern Nandi Hills)
- Eremomela canescens elegans: Sudan (Darfur and Kordofan to Sennar)
- Eremomela canescens abyssinica: southeastern Sudan, eastern South Sudan, western Eritrea, and western and central Ethiopia
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Source: Clements checklist
Green-backed Eremomela
Azerbaijani:
Bozbaş səhra yelpikquyruğu
Bulgarian:
Зеленогърба еремомела
Catalan:
eremomela emmascarada
Czech:
pěnicovec zelenohřbetý
Danish:
Grønrygget Eremomela
German:
Grünrückeneremomela
Esperanto:
verdadorsa eremomelo
Spanish:
Eremomela Dorsiverde
Spanish (Spain):
Eremomela Dorsiverde
Finnish:
kelta-arokerttu
French:
Érémomèle grisonnante
Croatian:
sivokapa šivalica
Italian:
Eremomela dorsoverde
Japanese (romaji):
kimunehimemushikui
Japanese:
キムネヒメムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Citrininė eremomela
Dutch:
Grijskoperemomela
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Grønryggeremomela
Norwegian:
Grønnryggeremomela
Polish:
popielatka maskowa
Portuguese:
eremomela-mascarada
Portuguese (Portugal):
eremomela-de-dorso-verde
Russian:
Масковая желтобрюшка
Slovak:
pienka zelenochrbtá
Serbian:
Zelenoleđa eremomela
Swedish:
grönryggig eremomela
Turkish:
Maskeli eremomela
Ukrainian:
Жовтобрюшка маскова
Chinese:
黄胸孤莺
Chinese (Traditional):
黃胸孤鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Avilist 2025: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Érémomèle grisonnante ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Érémomèle grisonnante ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Eremomela canescens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Eremomela canescens [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Eremomela canescens [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Green-backed Eremomela ( Eremomela canescens) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eremomela canescens [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Eremomela canescens [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Eremomela [pusilla or canescens]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Azerbaijani: Bozbaş səhra yelpikquyruğu
Bulgarian: Зеленогърба еремомела
Catalan: eremomela emmascarada
Czech: Penicovec zelenohrbetý, pěnicovec zelenohřbetý
Danish: Grønrygget Eremomela
German: Grünrückeneremomela, Grünrücken-Eremomela
English: Green backed Eremomela, Green-backed Eremomela
English (Avilist): Green-backed Eremomela
English, HBW: Green-backed Eremomela
English (IOC): Green-backed Eremomela
English (Kenya): Green-backed Eremomela
English (United States): Green-backed Eremomela
Esperanto: verdadorsa eremomelo
Spanish: Eremomela de Lomo Verde, Eremomela Dorsiverde
Spanish (Spain): Eremomela Dorsiverde
Spanish (HBW): Green-backed Eremomela
Finnish: Keltaarokerttu, kelta-arokerttu
French: Érémomèle à dos vert, Erémomèle grisonnante, Érémomèle grisonnante
French (Guyane): Érémomèle grisonnante
Croatian: sivokapa šivalica
Italian: Eremomela dorsoverde
Japanese (romaji): kimunehimemushikui
Japanese: キムネヒメムシクイ
Scientific: Eremomela canescens, Eremomela canescens canescens, Eremomela pusilla canescens, Eremomela? canescens
Lithuanian: Citrininė eremomela
Dutch: Grijskoperemomela, Grijskop-eremomela, Groenrugeremomela
Norwegian Nynorsk: Grønryggeremomela
Norwegian: Grønnryggeremomela
Polish: popielatka maskowa
Portuguese: eremomela-mascarada
Portuguese (Portugal): eremomela-de-dorso-verde
Russian: Масковая желтобрюшка
Slovak: pienka zelenochrbtá
Serbian: Zelenoleđa eremomela
Swedish: Grönryggad eremomela, grönryggig eremomela
Turkish: Maskeli eremomela
Ukrainian: Жовтобрюшка маскова
Chinese: 黄胸孤莺
Chinese (Traditional): 黃胸孤鶯
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