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Green-backed Camaroptera
Groenrugkwêkwêvoël · Camaroptera brachyura
A small, skulking warbler, grey with a green back and a frequently cocked tail, that keeps to dense low cover. Its presence is given away by loud, far-carrying calls, a bleating 'nyaa' like a lamb and a sharp snapping note, rather than by sight. It gleans insects deep in thickets and tangled undergrowth, only occasionally showing itself at the edge.
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Small grey-and-green warbler that skulks low in thickets; best known by its loud bleating 'nyaa' and snapping calls.
Listen for its call
Loud bleating "nyaaa" like a lamb, plus a sharp "tic-tic-tic".
Where to see it in Kruger
Resident in dense thickets, riverine tangles and undergrowth park-wide, creeping near the ground out of sight.
Did you know
It makes a bleating sound just like a tiny lost lamb hidden somewhere deep inside a bush.
Often confused with
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