Black-throated Apalis - BirdForum Opus

Photo by nkgray
Castle Forest, Kimunye, Kenya, October 2012

Apalis jacksoni

Identification

12 cm (4¾ in)

• Bright yellow underparts
• Long graduated tail
  

Male

• Grey crown

Distribution

Africa:
Western Africa: Nigeria, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 3 subspecies^[1]:

• A. j. bambuluensis:

• Highlands of Nigeria and Cameroon

• A. j. minor:

• Lowlands of Cameroon and Zaire

• A. j. jacksoni:

• Zaire to Angola, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya

Subspecies albimentalis is not recognised by all authorities^[2]

Habitat

Moist montanes. Observed at heights around 1950m amsl.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet is almost entirely insectivorous, consisting of beetles, moths, caterpillars and flies.

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. Avibase

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Black-throated Apalis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-throated_Apalis

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