Karamoja Apalis - BirdForum Opus

Apalis karamojae

Identification

Grey upperparts, white underparts and a black bill. The wings and tail are dark grey, and the tail has white outermost feathers. Males are darker in colour than females. Juveniles are similar in appearance to adults but have a mainly pink bill and yellow gape, and browner wings.

Distribution

Uganda and Tanzania.

Taxonomy

There are two subspecies or races:

• A. k. karamojae known from four sites in Uganda; and
• A. k. stronachi from five sites in Tanzania.

Habitat

Acacia-dominated scrub.

Status

Classified as Vulnerable in the 2007 IUCN Red List (BirdLife International, 2007).

Behaviour

Little known; seen in small groups, foraging near the ground in thickets.

Vocalisation

Rapid tissik tissik tissik when foraging.

References

BirdLife International (2007) Species factsheet: Apalis karamojae. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 8/5/2008.

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