Green-backed eremomela

Green-backed eremomela
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
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 (2016). "Eremomela canescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)
^ 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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[iucn-1] BirdLife International (2016). "Eremomela canescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)

[ALN2019-2] 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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