Black-faced Apalis - BirdForum Opus

Alternative names: Mountain Masked Apalis; Mountain Apalis

Photo by MarcellC
Nyungwe Forest, Rwanda, November 2010

Apalis personata

Identification

11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)

• Dark head
• White spot on side of neck
• Short tail

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• A. p. personata:

• Montane forests of eastern Zaire, western Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

• A. p. marungensis:

• South-eastern Zaire (Marungu Plateau)

Habitat

Montane, gallery and secondary forests and clearings, at heights between 1500 m and 2800 m.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists mostly of insects such as beetles and caterpillars.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-faced Apalis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Apalis

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