- Apalis cinerea
Identification
12–13 cm
- Dark grey plumage
- Greyish-brown crown
- Long tail
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: 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:
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. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. 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