Buff-throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis)

Other Names (World)
Buff-throated Apalis, Black-backed Apalis (southern and eastern subspecies)

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Fraser, 1843)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist lowland and montane forest. From sea-level - 2,400 m.

Range (Guide)

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania [United Republic of], Uganda, Zambia.

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 (2012) and stable.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (47)...)

Buff-throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis) [XC285477]
by Martin St-Michel from Sempaya, Semuliki National Park, Bundibugyo, Western Region, Uganda (call, song)

Buff-throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis) [XC136299]
by Bram Piot from Mainaro, Kibale National Park, Kamwenge, Western Region, Uganda (song)

Subspecies
Buff-throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis) and Kungwe Apalis (Apalis argentea) (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) have been lumped following Dowsett and Forbes-Watson (1993), who include argentea as a subspecies of Buff-throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis).

Forms a superspecies with Sharpe's Apalis (Apalis sharpii), Kungwe Apalis (Apalis argentea) and Karamoja Apalis (Apalis karamojae). Taxonomy confused by considerable variation in plumage. Status of apparently isolated Angolan population (angolensis and brauni) uncertain.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

sanderi Serle, 1951 - Southern Benin and central and south-western Nigeria (Jos Plateau and coastal forest east to R Niger).
rufogularis (Fraser, 1843) - Eastern Nigeria east to Central African Republic, south to Gabon and PRCongo. Also Bioko I (Fernando P�o).
angolensis (Bannerman, 1922) - North-western Angola.
brauni Stresemann, 1934 - Western Angola.
nigrescens (Jackson, 1906) - DRCongo, south-western Sudan, Uganda (except south-west), western Kenya, north-western Tanzania and north-western Zambia.
kigezi Keith, Twomey & Friedmann, 1967 - Kigezi, in south-western Uganda.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Buff-throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis) - 10 files

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