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 NT    White-winged Apalis* Id (Atlas):
    Apalis chariessa

Description (10)
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Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
13 - 15 cm

First Described (Guide)
Reichenow, 1879

Habitat
Tall, wet, luxuriant forest. Generally below 1,600 m but up to 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)
Kenya (E) (B) (NB), Malawi (B) (NB), Mozambique (B) (NB), Tanzania [United Republic of] (B) (NB).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through clearance for small-scale agriculture and logging is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A rapid, repeated 'tee-luu dee-lu'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)...)

 
White-winged Apalis (Apalis chariessa) [XC418369]
     by Dries Van de Loock from Uswun Unga Scarp Fores Nat Forest Reserve, above Uluti, Udzungwa Mts., Tanzania (song)

 
White-winged Apalis (Apalis chariessa) [XC365375]
     by Frank Lambert from Zomba Botanic Gardens area, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi (song)

Subspecies
Exhibits some affinities to Black-throated Apalis (Apalis jacksoni).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • chariessa Reichenow, 1879   -  Lower R Tana, in eastern Kenya.
  • macphersoni Vincent, 1934   -  Highland forests in central and southern Tanzania, southern Malawi and adjacent northern Mozambique (Mt Chiperoni).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for White-winged Apalis (Apalis chariessa) - 10 files


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