Black-faced Apalis (Apalis personata)

Other Names (World)
Black-faced Apalis, Mountain Masked Apalis

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Sharpe, 1902

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest. From 1,270 - 2,800 m.

Range (Guide)

Burundi, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Rwanda, Uganda.

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (35)...)

Mountain Masked Apalis (Apalis personata) [XC837836]
by Brendan Sloan from Rwenzori Mountains , Western Region, Uganda (song)

Mountain Masked Apalis (Apalis personata) [XC854483]
by Brendan Sloan from Rubanda (near Luhizha), Rubanda, Mkoa wa Magharibi, Uganda (?)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Masked Apalis (Apalis binotata), possibly also with Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida). Sometimes treated as conspecific with Masked Apalis (Apalis binotata).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

personata Sharpe, 1902 - North-eastern and eastern DRCongo, south-western Uganda, western Rwanda and western Burundi.
marungensis Chapin, 1932 - Marungu Plateau, in south-eastern DRCongo.

References
See References.

Files:

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