Alternative names: Mountain Masked Apalis; Mountain Apalis
- Apalis personata
Identification
11–12 cm (4¼-4¾ in)
- Dark head
- White spot on side of neck
- Short tail
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- A. p. personata:
- A. p. marungensis:
- South-eastern Zaire (Marungu Plateau)
Habitat
Montane, gallery and secondary forests and clearings, at heights between 1500 m and 2800 m.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects such as beetles and caterpillars.
References
- 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/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-faced Apalis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 2 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-faced_Apalis
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
