Kenya (B) (NB), Tanzania [United Republic of] (B) (NB), Uganda (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 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Habitat destruction and degradation due to expanding human population is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Voice
The song is a strident, musical, well-synchronised duet, each pair member producing alternate notes. In its complexity it is atypical of the genus Apalis.
Karamoja Apalis (Apalis karamojae) [XC739396]
by Peter Boesman from Pian Upe National Park, Uganda (song)
Karamoja Apalis (Apalis karamojae) [XC739397]
by Catriona Leven from Pian Upe National Park, Uganda (song)
Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Sharpe's Apalis (Apalis sharpii), Buff-throated Apalis (Apalis rufogularis) and Kungwe Apalis (Apalis argentea). Racial identity of birds recently recorded in south-western Kenya uncertain, tentatively included in subspecies stronachi. Further study is required.
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:
karamojae (van Someren, 1921) - Locally in north-eastern Uganda (Kanatorok, in Kidepo Valley, and Mt Moroto, Mt Kamalinga and Mt Kadam).
stronachi Stuart & Collar, 1985 - Northern Tanzania (Wembere Steppes, Serengeti) and south-western Kenya (Kedong Valley).
Similar Species
Grey Tit-Flycatcher (Fraseria plumbea) which lacks white in wing, with white in tail confined to tip.
References
See References.
BirdLife International Species Factsheet