- Apalis chariessa
Identification
15 cm
- Black upperparts
- Golden-yellow underparts
- White wing panels
- White throat
- Black breast-band
- Very long tail
Female: paler, lacks breast-band
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:[2]
- A. c. macphersoni
- Montane forests of south-eastern Kenya, eastern Tanzania, southern Malawi and northern Mozambique
- A. c. chariessa
- Lower Tana River of Kenya
Habitat
Moist lowland forests and montanes.
Status
Classified as Vulnerable in the 2009 IUCN Red List.[1]
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes insects.
Vocalisation
Rapid tee-luu dee-lu.
References
- BirdLife International. 2009. The BirdLife checklist of the birds of the world, with conservation status and taxonomic sources. Version 2. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/downloads/BirdLife_Checklist_Version_2.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB].
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2023) White-winged Apalis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 August 2023 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/White-winged_Apalis
