Apalises
Apalis
The apalises are small passerine birds belonging to the genus Apalis, in the family Cisticolidae. They are found in forest, woodlands and scrub across most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. They are slender birds with long tails and have a slender bill for catching insects. They are typically brown, grey or green above and several species have brightly coloured underparts. Males and females are usually similar in appearance but the males are sometimes brighter.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 25 known species
Bar-throated Apalis
speciesApalis thoracica
Yellow-breasted Apalis
speciesApalis flavida
Rudd's Apalis
speciesApalis ruddi
Black-throated Apalis
speciesApalis jacksoni
Black-headed Apalis
speciesApalis melanocephala
Gray Apalis
speciesApalis cinerea
Buff-throated Apalis
speciesApalis rufogularis
Yellow-throated Apalis
speciesApalis flavigularis
Black-faced Apalis
speciesApalis personata
Chestnut-throated Apalis
speciesApalis porphyrolaema
Sharpe's Apalis
speciesApalis sharpii
Black-capped Apalis
speciesApalis nigriceps
Brown-headed Apalis
speciesApalis alticola
Maasai apalis
speciesApalis stronachi
Chirinda Apalis
speciesApalis chirindensis
Chapin's Apalis
speciesApalis chapini
White-winged Apalis
speciesApalis chariessa
Masked Apalis
speciesApalis binotata
Gosling's Apalis
speciesApalis goslingi
Karamoja Apalis
speciesApalis karamojae
Bamenda Apalis
speciesApalis bamendae
Taita Apalis
speciesApalis fuscigularis
Kungwe Apalis
speciesApalis argentea
Namuli Apalis
speciesApalis lynesi
Kabobo Apalis
speciesApalis kaboboensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 7739.