Camaroptera Explained
Camaroptera is a genus of small passerine birds in the family Cisticolidae that are found in sub-Saharan Africa.
The genus was erected by the Swedish zoologist Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1850. The type species is the green-backed camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura).[1] [2] The word Camaroptera comes from the Ancient Greek kamara for "arch" and pteron for "wing".[3]
Species
The genus contains the following five species:[4]
| Image | Common Name | Scientific Name | Distribution |
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| | Camaroptera brachyura | Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania |
| | Camaroptera brevicaudata | Africa south of the Sahara Desert. |
| | Camaroptera harterti | Angola. |
| | Camaroptera superciliaris | Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. |
| | Camaroptera chloronota | Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda. |
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Molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that the green-backed and the grey-backed camaroptera are closely related,[5] [6] [7] and some taxonomists treat them as conspecific.[8]
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
Notes and References
- Sundevall . Carl Jakob . Carl Jakob Sundevall . 1850 . Camaroptera . Öfversigt Af Kongl. Vetenskaps-akademiens Forhandlingar . Swedish . 7 . 103 .
- Book: Mayr . Ernst . Ernst Mayr . Cottrell . G. William . 1986 . Check-list of Birds of the World . 11 . Museum of Comparative Zoology . Cambridge, Massachusetts . 185–186 .
- Book: Jobling, James A. . 2010. The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names . Christopher Helm . London . 978-1-4081-2501-4 . 86 .
- Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2017 . Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas & allies . World Bird List Version 7.3 . International Ornithologists' Union . 26 August 2017 .
- Nguembock . B. . Fjeldså . 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 an unique nest-building specialization . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 42 . 1 . 272–286 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.07.008 . 16949311. 2007MolPE..42..272N .
- Nguembock . B. . Cruaud . C. . Denys . C. . 2012 . A large evaluation of passerine cisticolids (Aves: Passeriformes): more about their phylogeny and diversification . Open Ornithology Journal . 5 . 42–56 . 10.2174/1874453201205010042 . free .
- Olsson . U. . Irestedt . M. . Sangster . G. . Ericson . P.G.P. . Alström . P. . 2013 . Systematic revision of the avian family Cisticolidae based on a multi-locus phylogeny of all genera . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 66 . 3 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2012.11.004 . 23159891 . 790–9 . 2013MolPE..66..790O .
- Ryan . P. . 2017 . Bleating Camaroptera (Camaroptera brachyura) . del Hoyo . J. . Elliott . A. . Sargatal . J. . Christie . D.A. . de Juana . E. . Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive . Lynx Edicions . 10.2173/bow.grbcam1.01 . 216434155 . 27 August 2017 . subscription .
