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Alternative name: Collared Apalis
- Apalis ruwenzorii
Identification
Length 10 cm. Upperparts dark slate grey, lores black, ear coverts dark slate grey. Thin white submoustachial streak to sides of neck ( often not visible in field ). Chin and throat rufous buff, narrow dark grey breast band, lower breast and flancks rufous buff. Rest of underparts white. Wings black, tail black with white outer tail feathers. Eye red, bill black, legs pinkish horn.
Distribution
Africa: Albertine Rift of Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Found above 1000m between the canopy and mid-strata of forests.
Habits
Voice; Pairs duet, "zee zee zee" or "trrrt trrrt"