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Bamenda Apalis - BirdForum Opus

Apalis bamendae

Identification

12 cm

  • Dark grey
  • Chestnut throat
  • Dark grey crown
  • Olive-brown upperparts

Distribution

Western Africa: found in the montane forests of western Cameroon and Adamawa Plateau

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Sharpe's Apalis (sensu lato) by some authors[2]

Habitat

Moist lowland gallery forests and forest edges,and dry savanna.

Behaviour

Diet

The forage in the gallery for insects.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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External Links

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