Grey-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brevicaudata (Cretzschmar, 1830)

Grey-backed Camaroptera, Camaroptera brevicaudata, is a passerine of the family Cisticolidae found across Africa. It is a resident breeder in sub-Saharan Africa and is widespread on the continent. It is a small bird with grey upperparts and a grey tail that is held short and cocked. The wings are olive and the underparts are whitish grey. The sexes look alike, while young birds are paler on the breast. It is usually seen low in thick cover, and it makes a grass nest inside leaves that it has tied together in a bush.

Order

Passeriformes

Family

Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies

Breeding range

Africa: widespread