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;[[:Category:Apalis|Apalis]] sharpii | ;[[:Category:Apalis|Apalis]] sharpii | ||
| − | [[Image:Sharpe's_Apalisa.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|barty63|barty63}}<br> | + | [[Image:Sharpe's_Apalisa.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|barty63|barty63}}<br>[[Ghana]], October 2013]] |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 12 cm (4.75 in)<br /> | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Sierra Leone]] east to [[Ghana]]. |
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | + | A canopy dweller in lowland moist and dry deciduous forest. Can also be found in well-developed secondary forest and gallery forest. | |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Feeds on insects such as small beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers and mantids; forages in pairs or small family groups through the canopy, gleaning from leaves and small branches. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | # HBW-alive | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Apalis+sharpii}} | {{GSearch|Apalis+sharpii}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Apalis]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Apalis]] | ||
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- Apalis sharpii
Identification
12 cm (4.75 in)
Distribution
Sierra Leone east to Ghana.
Taxonomy
Habitat
A canopy dweller in lowland moist and dry deciduous forest. Can also be found in well-developed secondary forest and gallery forest.
Behaviour
Feeds on insects such as small beetles, caterpillars, grasshoppers and mantids; forages in pairs or small family groups through the canopy, gleaning from leaves and small branches.
References
- HBW-alive
