Rudd's Apalis (Apalis ruddi)

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
11 - 12 cm

First Described (Guide)
Grant, 1908

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist shrubland, dry forest.

Range (Guide)

Malawi (B), Mozambique (B), South Africa (B).

Population
Estimated population is 23,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Male calls a fast 'tuttuttuttut', and answered by femaile with slower 'clink-clink-clink'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

Rudd's Apalis (Apalis ruddi) [XC177775]
by Peter Boesman from St Lucia, South Africa (song)

Rudd's Apalis (Apalis ruddi) [XC279831]
by Peter Boesman from St Lucia area, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa (song)

Subspecies
The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

caniviridis Hanmer, 1979 - Lower R Shire valley, southern Malawi.
ruddi Grant, 1908 - Southern Mozambique between R Save and R Nkomati.
fumosa Clancey, 1966 - Extreme southern Mozambique (Maputo), eastern Swaziland and eastern South Africa (northern KwaZulu-Natal).

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Rudds Apalis (Apalis ruddi) - 10 files

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