Green-backed eremomela
Species of bird
Green-backed eremomela | |
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Conservation status | |
![]() Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Passeriformes |
Family: | Cisticolidae |
Genus: | Eremomela |
Species: | E. canescens |
Binomial name | |
Eremomela canescens Antinori, 1864 |
The green-backed eremomela (Eremomela canescens) is a member of the Cisticolidae. This bird is a common resident breeder in tropical Africa from Kenya and Ethiopia[2] to Cameroon.
This tiny passerine is typically found in open woodland. The green-backed eremomela builds a cup-shaped nest of leaves and silk low in a bush or tree. The normal clutch is two eggs.
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Eremomela canescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22715045A118718616. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22715045A118718616.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Aerts, R.; Lerouge, F.; November, E. (2019). Birds of forests and open woodlands in the highlands of Dogu'a Tembien. In: Nyssen J., Jacob, M., Frankl, A. (Eds.). Geo-trekking in Ethiopia's Tropical Mountains - The Dogu'a Tembien District. SpringerNature. ISBN 978-3-030-04954-6.
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