Camaroptera

Camaroptera
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Grey-backed Camaoptera (Camaroptera brevicaudata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Cisticolidae
Genus:	Camaroptera Sundevall, 1850

Camaroptera is a genus of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It contains the following species:

• Olive-green Camaroptera (Camaroptera chloronota)
• Grey-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brevicaudata)
• Green-backed Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura)
• Yellow-browed Camaroptera (Camaroptera superciliaris)

The Stierling's Wren-Warbler is now placed in the genus Calamonastes.

References

• Ryan, Peter (2006). Family Cisticolidae (Cisticolas and allies). pp. 378–492 in del Hoyo J., Elliott A. & Christie D.A. (2006) Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 11. Old World Flycatchers to Old World Warblers Lynx Edicions, Barcelona ISBN 978-84-96553-06-4

• Nguembock B.; Fjeldsa J.; Tillier A.; Pasquet E. (2007): A phylogeny for the Cisticolidae (Aves: Passeriformes) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequence data, and a re-interpretation of a unique nest-building specialization. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 42: 272–286.

This article is part of Project Bird Genera, a All Birds project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each genus, including made-up genera.

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