How big is a Green Longtail?

The Green Longtail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.

Where can you see a Green Longtail?

The Green Longtail occurs in 3 countries, including Cameroon, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.

What birds look similar to a Green Longtail?

The Green Longtail is most easily confused with the Red-pate Cisticola, the Green-backed Eremomela and the Grey-crowned Prinia.

Is the Green Longtail endangered?

The Green Longtail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Green Longtail

Urolais epichlorus

Cisticolas and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus) is a legendary cisticola found in 3 countries, weighing about 11 g. The green longtail is a bird species of the family Cisticolidae, in the monotypic genus Urolais.

Least ConcernLegendaryEats invertebratesforest11 g

Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus), photo 1 — Photo: avocat · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus), photo 2 — Photo: avocat · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus), photo 3 — Photo: avocat · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus), photo 4 — Photo: avocat · CC BY 4.0

Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus), photo 5 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus), photo 6 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Green Longtail (Urolais epichlorus), photo 7 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Green Longtail

The green longtail is a bird species of the family Cisticolidae, in the monotypic genus Urolais. It is native to the Western High Plateau and the Cameroonian Highlands forests. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and dry savanna.

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Where it lives

Cameroon Nigeria Equatorial Guinea

When to see it

Best months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in January. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Green Longtail look like?: The green longtail is a bird species of the family Cisticolidae, in the monotypic genus Urolais.
How big is a Green Longtail?: The Green Longtail is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
Where can you see a Green Longtail?: The Green Longtail occurs in 3 countries, including Cameroon, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.
What birds look similar to a Green Longtail?: The Green Longtail is most easily confused with the Red-pate Cisticola, the Green-backed Eremomela and the Grey-crowned Prinia.
Is the Green Longtail endangered?: The Green Longtail is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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