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*''A. r. argenteus'' | *''A. r. argenteus'' | ||
:*Eastern [[DRC]] to [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and western [[Tanzania]] | :*Eastern [[DRC]] to [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]] and western [[Tanzania]] | ||
| − | :*Regarded as a separate species '''Kungwe Apalis''' by some authorities<sup>[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[3]]]</sup> | + | :*Regarded as a separate species '''Kungwe Apalis''' by some authorities<sup>[[#References|[1]]][[#References|[3]]][[#References|[4]]][[#References|[5]]]</sup> |
:*Classified as '''Endangered''' in the 2007 IUCN Red List<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | :*Classified as '''Endangered''' in the 2007 IUCN Red List<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
*''A. r. nigrescens'' | *''A. r. nigrescens'' | ||
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*''A. r. kigezi'' | *''A. r. kigezi'' | ||
:*South-western [[Uganda]] | :*South-western [[Uganda]] | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Forest. | Forest. | ||
Revision as of 08:27, 1 January 2010
- Apalis rufogularis
Includes Kungwe Apalis
Identification
Length 12 cm. Dark grey above. White below. Relatively short tail for an Apalis.
Distribution
Tropical Africa: Nigeria to Uganda, Tanzania and Angola.
Taxonomy
Apalis rufogularis has seven subspecies:[2]
- A. r. sanderi
- South-western Nigeria
- A. r. rufogularis
- Eastern Nigeria to Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic and the island of Bioko
- A. r. angolensis
- North-western Angola
- A. r. brauni
- Western Angola
- A. r. argenteus
- A. r. nigrescens
- A. r. kigezi
- South-western Uganda
Habitat
Forest.
Behaviour
Tends to stay well hidden.
References
- BirdLife International. 2007. Species factsheet: Apalis argentea. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 8/5/2008.
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Gill, F, M Wright and D Donsker. 2009. IOC World Bird Names (version 2.0). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Sibley, CG and BL Monroe. 1996. Birds of the World, on diskette, Windows version 2.0. Charles G. Sibley, Santa Rosa, CA, USA.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Buff-throated Apalis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Buff-throated_Apalis
