Black-capped Apalis - BirdForum Opus

Apalis nigriceps

Identification

11 cm (4¼ in)

• Dark cap and breasband
• Short tail
  

Male

• Black crown and face

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo
Eastern Africa: Uganda
African Islands: Gulf of Guinea Islands, Bioko (Fernando Po)

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• A. n. nigriceps:

• Sierra Leone to Gabon and Central African Republic; winters to Bioko

• A. n. collaris:

• Eastern Zaire to south-western Uganda

Habitat

Primary and fairly mature secondary forests.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of insects, beetles, caterpillars, ants and spiders.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Avibase
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2015)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-capped Apalis. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-capped_Apalis

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