Green-backed Camaroptera
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Green-backed Camaroptera

Camaroptera brachyura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Serengeti National Park
918 Verified records at Serengeti National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The green-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura), 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. This skulking passerine is typically found low in dense cover. The green-backed camaroptera binds large leaves together low in a bush and builds a grass nest within the leaves. The normal clutch is two or three eggs. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Camaroptera sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 918 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serengeti National Park

Rattling Cisticola
LC

Rattling Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola chiniana

30–40% · Possible
Zitting Cisticola
LC

Zitting Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola juncidis

10–20% · With luck
Winding Cisticola
LC

Winding Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola marginatus

10–20% · With luck
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

10–20% · With luck
Pectoral-patch Cisticola
LC

Pectoral-patch Cisticola

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Cisticola brunnescens

10–20% · With luck
Buff-bellied Warbler
LC

Buff-bellied Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllolais pulchella

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-breasted Apalis
LC

Yellow-breasted Apalis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Apalis flavida

10–20% · With luck
Tawny-flanked Prinia
LC

Tawny-flanked Prinia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Prinia subflava

10–20% · With luck
Stout Cisticola
LC

Stout Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola robustus

5–10% · With luck
Desert Cisticola
LC

Desert Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola aridulus

5–10% · With luck
Gray-capped Warbler
LC

Gray-capped Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Eminia lepida

<5% · Rare
Tabora Cisticola
LC

Tabora Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola angusticauda

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
30–40
Mar
30–40
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
60–70%
2 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
50–60%
3 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
50–60%
4 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
50–60%
5 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
6 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
7 Niokolo-Koba National Park 🇸🇳 Senegal
40–50%
8 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
40–50%
9 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
40–50%
10 Kibale National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
40–50%
11 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
12 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
13 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
30–40%
14 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
15 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
16 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
17 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
18 Selous Game Reserve 🇹🇿 Tanzania
30–40%
19 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
30–40%
20 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
30–40%
21 Lower Zambezi National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
30–40%
22 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
23 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
24 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
25 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
20–30%
26 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
27 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
28 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
29 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
30 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
31 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
32 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
20–30%
33 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
20–30%
34 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
20–30%
35 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
20–30%
36 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
20–30%
37 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
38 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
39 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
40 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
10–20%
41 Awash National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
10–20%
42 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
43 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
10–20%
44 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
45 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
46 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
5–10%
47 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
48 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
49 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
50 Taï National Park 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Insufficient data
51 Bale Mountains National Park 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
Insufficient data
52 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Green-backed Camaroptera in Serengeti National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Camaroptera sighting in Serengeti National Park, based on 918 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Green-backed Camaroptera in Serengeti National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Green-backed Camaroptera in Serengeti National Park in our monthly data.

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