- Apalis nigriceps
Identification
11 cm (4¼ in)
- Dark cap and breasband
- Short tail
Male
- Black crown and face
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo
Eastern Africa: Uganda
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- A. n. nigriceps:
- Sierra Leone to Gabon and Central African Republic; winters to Bioko
- A. n. collaris:
Habitat
Primary and fairly mature secondary forests.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists of insects, beetles, caterpillars, ants and spiders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-capped Apalis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 5 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-capped_Apalis
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.