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Bleating Camaroptera
Camaroptera 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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Passeriformes
Family:
Cisticolidae
Genus:
Camaroptera
Scientific:
Camaroptera brachyura
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Cisticolidae
Genus:
Camaroptera
Scientific:
Camaroptera brachyura
Original description
Citation:
(Vieillot, LJP 1820)
Reference:
Tabl. Encycl. Méth. Nat. Orn.
2 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:
DC456636900D17C6
Avibase ID:
avibase-DC456636
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/DC456636
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 559007
English:
Bleating Camaroptera
Afrikaans:
Grysrug/Groenrugkwêkwêvoël
Azerbaijani:
Qısaquyruq yelpikquyruq
Bulgarian:
Зеленогърбо сърпокрило коприварче
Catalan:
camaròptera verdosa
Czech:
pěnicovec krátkoocasý
Danish:
Grønrygget Gråsanger
German:
Grünmantel-Bogenflügel
Esperanto:
Verddorsa kamaroptero
Spanish:
Camaróptera Baladora
Spanish (Spain):
Camaróptera baladora
Finnish:
savulyijykerttu
French:
Camaroptère à tête grise
Croatian:
šumska prinija
Hungarian:
rövidfarkú kamaroptera
Italian:
Bigia belante
Japanese (romaji):
himetambimushikui
Japanese:
ミドリコムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Pilkagalvė karietaitinė devynbalsė
Dutch:
Mekker-camaroptera
Norwegian:
Villnissanger
Polish:
beczak zielonogrzbiety
Portuguese:
Felosa-de-dorso-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
camaróptera-de-dorso-verde
Russian:
Широкохвостая терновница
Slovak:
penička mekotavá
Serbian:
Zelenoleđa kamaroptera
Swedish:
grönryggig kamaroptera/angolakamaroptera/gråryggig kamaroptera
Turkish:
Yeşil sırtlı kamaropter
Ukrainian:
Цвіркач зелений
Chinese:
绿背拱翅莺
Chinese (Traditional):
綠背拱翅鶯
Bleating Camaroptera
Afrikaans:
Grysrug/Groenrugkwêkwêvoël
Azerbaijani:
Qısaquyruq yelpikquyruq
Bulgarian:
Зеленогърбо сърпокрило коприварче
Catalan:
camaròptera verdosa
Czech:
pěnicovec krátkoocasý
Danish:
Grønrygget Gråsanger
German:
Grünmantel-Bogenflügel
Esperanto:
Verddorsa kamaroptero
Spanish:
Camaróptera Baladora
Spanish (Spain):
Camaróptera baladora
Finnish:
savulyijykerttu
French:
Camaroptère à tête grise
Croatian:
šumska prinija
Hungarian:
rövidfarkú kamaroptera
Italian:
Bigia belante
Japanese (romaji):
himetambimushikui
Japanese:
ミドリコムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Pilkagalvė karietaitinė devynbalsė
Dutch:
Mekker-camaroptera
Norwegian:
Villnissanger
Polish:
beczak zielonogrzbiety
Portuguese:
Felosa-de-dorso-verde
Portuguese (Portugal):
camaróptera-de-dorso-verde
Russian:
Широкохвостая терновница
Slovak:
penička mekotavá
Serbian:
Zelenoleđa kamaroptera
Swedish:
grönryggig kamaroptera/angolakamaroptera/gråryggig kamaroptera
Turkish:
Yeşil sırtlı kamaropter
Ukrainian:
Цвіркач зелений
Chinese:
绿背拱翅莺
Chinese (Traditional):
綠背拱翅鶯
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Green-backed or Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera [brachyura or brevicaudata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Green-backed or Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera [brachyura or brevicaudata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Green-backed or Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera [brachyura or brevicaudata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Green-backed or Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera [brachyura or brevicaudata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Green-backed or Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera [brachyura or brevicaudata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Green-backed or Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera [brachyura or brevicaudata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Green-backed or Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera [brachyura or brevicaudata]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Green-backed or Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera [brachyura or brevicaudata]) |
| Avilist 2025: Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) |
| Clements, version 2021: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: Green-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Grey-backed Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Bleating Camaroptera ( Camaroptera brachyura) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Camaroptera [brachyura or harterti]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Groenrugkwêkwêvoël, Grysrug/Groenrugkwêkwêvoël
Catalan: camaròptera verdosa
Czech: pěnicovec krátkoocasý
Danish: Grønrygget Gråsanger
German: Grünmantel-Bogenflügel, Grünrücken-Camaroptera
English: Bleating Bush Warbler, Bleating Bush-Warbler, Bleating Camaroptera, Bleating Warbler, Green-backed Camaroptera, Green-backed or Grey-backed Camaroptera, Grey-backed Camaroptera
English, HBW: Bleating Camaroptera
English (IOC): Green-backed/Hartert's/Grey-backed Camaroptera
English (Kenya): Grey-backed Camaroptera
English (United States): Green-backed Camaroptera
English (South Africa): Grey-backed/Green-backed Camaroptera
Esperanto: verdadorsa kamaroptero, Verddorsa kamaroptero
Spanish: Camaróptera Baladora, Camaroptera de Lomo Verde
Spanish (Spain): Camaróptera baladora
Spanish (HBW): Green-backed Camaroptera
Finnish: savulyijykerttu
French: Camaroptère à tête grise, Camaroptère à tête grise ou C. à dos gris
Hungarian: rövidfarkú kamaroptera
Italian: Bigia belante
Japanese (romaji): himetambimushikui
Japanese: ミドリコムシクイ
Kwangali: Niini
Scientific: Camaroptera [brachyura or brevicaudata], Camaroptera brachyura, Camaroptera brachyura brachyura, Camaroptera olivacea, Sylvia brachyura
Lithuanian: Pilkagalvė karietaitinė devynbalsė
Dutch: Mekkercamaroptera, Mekker-camaroptera
Norwegian: Villnissanger
Polish: beczak zielonogrzbiety
Portuguese: Felosa-de-dorso-verde
Portuguese (Portugal): camaróptera-de-dorso-verde
Russian: Широкохвостая крапивниковая славка, Широкохвостая терновница
Slovak: penicka mekotavá, penička mekotavá
Serbian: Zelenoleđa kamaroptera
Swedish: gråryggad camaroptera, Grönryggad camaroptera, grönryggig kamaroptera/angolakamaroptera/gråryggig kamaroptera
Swahili: Kibwirosagi Mgongo-kijivu
Turkish: Yeşil sırtlı kamaropter
Ukrainian: Цвіркач зелений
Xhosa: Unomanyuku
Chinese: 绿背拱翅莺
Chinese (Traditional): 綠背拱翅鶯
Zulu: iMbuzi-yehlathi
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