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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
==Distribution==
 
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Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]] and [[Malawi]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>====
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There are 2 subspecies:
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*''A. c. strausae'':
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:*South-western [[Tanzania]] to north-eastern [[Zambia]] and western [[Malawi]]
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*''A. c. chapini'':
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:*Montane forests of eastern [[Tanzania]] (Uluguru Mountains)
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Moist montanes.
 
==Behaviour==
 
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====Diet====
 
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The diet includes insects.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Avibase
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#Wikipedia
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
{{GSearch|Apalis+chapini}}  
 
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Apalis chapini

Identification

Distribution

Eastern Africa: found in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi.

Taxonomy

Subspecies[1]

There are 2 subspecies:

  • A. c. strausae:
  • A. c. chapini:
  • Montane forests of eastern Tanzania (Uluguru Mountains)

Habitat

Moist montanes.

Behaviour

Diet

The diet includes insects.

References

  1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
  2. Avibase
  3. Wikipedia

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