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Bleating Camaroptera (Green-backed)

Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura] (= Camaroptera brachyura brachyura) (Vieillot, LJP 1820)

The green-backed camaroptera, 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. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Cisticolidae
Genus:
   Camaroptera
Scientific:
  Camaroptera brachyura brachyura

Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1820)

Reference:
   Tabl. Encycl. Méth. Nat. Orn. 2, livr.89 p.459

Protonym:
  Sylvia brachyura

Type locality:
  Cape of Good Hope.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/208154#page/67/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9DACBD080E671EA5

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9DACBD08

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9DACBD08

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 923850

Geographic range:

  • Camaroptera brachyura brachyura: coastal eastern and southern South Africa (central KwaZulu-Natal to eastern Western Cape)
  • Camaroptera brachyura pileata: southern Kenya to southeastern Tanzania; Mafia Island and Zanzibar
  • Camaroptera brachyura fugglescouchmani: eastern Tanzania to Zambia and Malawi
  • Camaroptera brachyura bororensis: southern Tanzania to southern Malawi and northern Mozambique
  • Camaroptera brachyura constans: southeastern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, Eswatini, and northeastern South Africa
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Bleating Camaroptera [brachyura]
Afrikaans:
Groenrugkwêkwêvoël
Bulgarian:
Зеленогърбо сърпокрило коприварче [Група brachyura]
Catalan:
camaròptera verdosa [grup brachyura]
Czech:
pěnicovec krátkoocasý [skupina brachyura]
Danish:
Grårygget Gråsanger (Almindelig)
German:
Grünmantel-Bogenflügel [brachyura-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Camaróptera Baladora (grupo brachyura)
Spanish (Spain):
Camaróptera baladora (grupo brachyura)
Finnish:
lyijykerttu (brachyura- ryhmä)
French:
Camaroptère à tête grise [brachyura]
Croatian:
šumska prinija [brachyura grupa]
Japanese (romaji):
midorikomushikui (brachyura guru-pu)
Japanese:
ミドリコムシクイ（brachyura グループ）
Dutch:
Mekkercamaroptera
Norwegian:
villnissanger (brachyura gr.)
Polish:
beczak zielonogrzbiety [gr. brachyura]
Portuguese (Portugal):
camaróptera-de-dorso-verde [grupo brachyura]
Russian:
Широкохвостая терновница [группа brachyura]
Slovak:
penička mekotavá (skup.)
Serbian:
Obična zelenoleđa kamaroptera
Swedish:
grönryggig kamaroptera
Turkish:
Yeşil sırtlı kamaropter [brachyura grubu]
Ukrainian:
Цвіркач зелений [група brachyura]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Bleating Camaroptera [brachyura] ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Bleating Camaroptera [brachyura] ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Bleating Camaroptera [brachyura] ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Bleating Camaroptera [brachyura] ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Camaroptère à tête grise ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura)
Clements 4th edition:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed) ( Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group]) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Camaroptera brachyura [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Camaroptera brachyura [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Camaroptera brachyura [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Camaroptera brachyura [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Camaroptera brachyura [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Camaroptera brachyura

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Afrikaans: Groenrugkwêkwêvoël, Kwê-kwêvoël
Bulgarian: Зеленогърбо сърпокрило коприварче [Група brachyura]
Catalan: camaròptera verdosa, camaròptera verdosa [grup brachyura]
Czech: pěnicovec krátkoocasý, pěnicovec krátkoocasý [skupina brachyura], Penicovec zelenohrbetý
Danish: Grårygget Gråsanger (Almindelig), Grønrygget Gråsanger
German: Blök Grasmücke, Blökgrasmücke, Grünmantel-Bogenflügel, Grünmantel-Bogenflügel [brachyura-Gruppe], Grünrücken-Camaroptera, Hartertgrasmücke, Meckergrasmü, Meckergrasmücke
English: Bleating Bush Warbler, Bleating Bush-Warbler, Bleating Camaroptera, Bleating Camaroptera (Green-backed), Bleating Camaroptera [brachyura], Bleating Warbler, Glass-eye, Gray-backed Camaroptera, Green backed Camaroptera, Greenbacked Bleating Warbler, Green-backed Camaroptera, Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed), Green-backed Eremomela, Grey-backed Camaroptera, Hartert's Camaroptera, Yellow-browed Camaroptera
English (Avilist): Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed)
English, HBW: Bleating Camaroptera (Green-backed)
English (IOC): Green-backed Camaroptera
English (Kenya): Grey-backed Camaroptera, Grey-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed)
English (United States): Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed)
English (South Africa): Green-backed Camaroptera
Esperanto: verdadorsa kamaroptero, Verddorsa kamaroptero
Spanish: Camaróptera Baladora, Camaróptera Baladora (grupo brachyura), Camaroptera de Lomo Verde
Spanish (Spain): Camaróptera baladora (grupo brachyura)
Spanish (HBW): Green-backed Camaroptera (Green-backed)
Finnish: lyijykerttu, lyijykerttu (brachyura- ryhmä), Savulyijykerttu
French: Camaroptère à dos gris, Camaroptère à dos vert, Camaroptère à tête grise, Camaroptère à tête grise (à dos vert), Camaroptère à tête grise [brachyura], Camaroptère de Hartert, Camaroptère de Vieillot
French (Guyane): Camaroptère à tête grise (groupe brachyura)
Croatian: šumska prinija, šumska prinija [brachyura grupa]
Hungarian: rövidfarkú kamaroptera
Italian: Bigia belante, Camarottera dorsoverde
Japanese (romaji): midorikomushikui, midorikomushikui (brachyura guru-pu), usuhimetambimushikui
Japanese: ウスヒメタッビムシクィ, ミドリコムシクイ, ミドリコムシクイ (brachyura グループ), ミドリコムシクイ（brachyura グループ）
Kwangali: Niini
Scientific: Camaroptera brachyura, Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura Group], Camaroptera brachyura [brachyura], Camaroptera brachyura brachyura, Camaroptera brachyura brevicaudata, Camaroptera brevicaudata, Camaroptera griseoviridis, Sylvia brachyura, Sylvia brevicaudata
Lithuanian: Pilkagalvė karietaitinė devynbalsė
Dutch: Mekkercamaroptera, Mekker-camaroptera, Mekker-camaroptera (brachyura groep), Olijfgroene Camaroptera
Norwegian: Villnissanger, villnissanger (brachyura gr.)
Polish: beczak zielonogrzbiety, beczak zielonogrzbiety [gr. brachyura], Trzcinowiec ciemnogłowy
Portuguese: Felosa-de-dorso-verde
Portuguese (Angola): Camaroptera-de-dorso-verde [grupo brachyura]
Portuguese (Portugal): camaróptera-de-dorso-verde, camaróptera-de-dorso-verde [grupo brachyura]
Russian: Широкохвостая крапивниковая славка, Широкохвостая терновница [группа brachyura]
Slovak: penička mekotavá, penička mekotavá (skup.)
Serbian: Obična zelenoleđa kamaroptera, Zelenoleđa kamaroptera
Swedish: gråryggad camaroptera, Grönryggad camaroptera, grönryggig kamaroptera
Swahili: Kibwirosagi Mgongo-kijivu
Turkish: Yeşil Sırtlı Kamaropter, Yeşil sırtlı kamaropter [brachyura grubu]
Ukrainian: Цвіркач зелений, Цвіркач зелений [група brachyura]
Xhosa: Unomanyuku
Chinese: 绿背拱翅莺
Chinese (Traditional): 綠背拱翅鶯
Zulu: imbuzane [Iqembu brachyura], iMbuzi-yehlathi

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