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Apalis sharpii
Photo by Mike Barth
Ghana, October 2013

Identification

12 cm (4.75 in)

Distribution

Sierra Leone east to Ghana.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

A canopy dweller in lowland moist and dry deciduous forest. Can also be found in well-developed secondary forest and gallery forest.

Behaviour

Feeds on insects such as small beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers and mantids; forages in pairs or small family groups through the canopy, gleaning from leaves and small branches.

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. HBW-alive

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