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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 12–13 cm (4¾-5 in) | ||
+ | *Dark grey plumage | ||
+ | *Greyish-brown crown | ||
+ | *Long tail | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Africa]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''Western Africa''': [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Angola]] <br /> | ||
+ | '''Eastern Africa''': [[South Sudan]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
+ | '''African Islands''': Gulf of Guinea Islands [[Bioko]] (Fernando Po) | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | ====Subspecies==== | ||
+ | There are 4 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
+ | *''A. c. funebris'': | ||
+ | :*[[Nigeria]] and [[Cameroon]] | ||
+ | *''A. c. sclateri'': | ||
+ | :*Mount Cameroon; [[Bioko]] (Gulf of Guinea) | ||
+ | *''A. c. grandis'': | ||
+ | :*Western [[Angola]] | ||
+ | *''A. c. cinerea'': | ||
+ | :*southern [[South Sudan]], eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Kenya]], and northern [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Montane forests, woodland and thickets. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | ====Deit==== | ||
+ | Their diet consists mostly of insects, including beetles, caterpillars and spiders. | ||
+ | ==References== | ||
+ | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug17}}#Avibase | ||
+ | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015) | ||
+ | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Apalis+cinerea}} | {{GSearch|Apalis+cinerea}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:59, 21 September 2017
- Apalis cinerea
Identification
12–13 cm (4¾-5 in)
- Dark grey plumage
- Greyish-brown crown
- Long tail
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands Bioko (Fernando Po)
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 4 subspecies[1]:
- A. c. funebris:
- A. c. sclateri:
- Mount Cameroon; Bioko (Gulf of Guinea)
- A. c. grandis:
- Western Angola
- A. c. cinerea:
- southern South Sudan, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, and northern Tanzania
Habitat
Montane forests, woodland and thickets.
Behaviour
Deit
Their diet consists mostly of insects, including beetles, caterpillars and spiders.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved February 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Grey Apalis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 19 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Grey_Apalis