Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini)

Other Names (World)
Chapin's Apalis, Straus's Apalis (strausae)

Family
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas And Allies)

Size
11 cm

First Described (Guide)
Friedmann, 1928

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical moist montane forest.

Range (Guide)

Malawi, Tanzania [United Republic of], Zambia.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
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Voice
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Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini) [XC514474]
by Louis A. Hansen from Dibililo camp, Mafwemiro forest, Mpwapwa, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (song)

Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini) [XC516615]
by Louis A. Hansen from Suni camp, Chita Forest, southern Udzungwa Scarp, Tanzania (song)

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Chestnut-throated Apalis (Apalis porphyrolaema) and Kabobo Apalis (Apalis kaboboensis) and all sometimes treated as conspecific. Form described as Artisornis metopias bensoni is a synonym of subspecies strausae.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

chapini Friedmann, 1928 - Highlands of central Tanzania.
strausae Boulton, 1931 - Southern Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and northern and central Malawi.

References
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Files:

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