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| Apalis alticola (Shelley, 1899) |
The Brown-headed Apalis (Apalis alticola) is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Apalis in the family Cisticolidae. Captain George Ernest Shelley ( 1840 - November 29, 1910) was an English Geologist and Ornithologist. Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. The Cisticolidae family of small Passerine Birds is a group of about 110 warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World It is sometimes included within the Grey Apalis (A. UserPolbot. -->The Grey Apalis ( Apalis cinerea) is a species of Bird in the Cisticolidae cinerea) but is now commonly considered to be a separate species. It has two subspecies: A. In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species. a. alticola and A. a. dowsetti
It is 12-13 cm long with a long tail and fairly long, slender bill. Anatomy Stegosaurus --> Beaks can vary significantly in size and shape from species to species The legs and feet are pinkish and the eye is pale orange. The upperparts are grey-brown, becoming chocolate-brown on the crown and cheeks. The underparts are whitish. The adult male and female are alike; juvenile birds are more olive above and slightly yellowish below. A juvenile is an individual Organism that has not yet reached its Adult form Sexual maturity or size In A. a. alticola, the outer tail-feathers have white tips and outer webs and the next three pairs of tail-feathers have small white tips. A. a. dowsetti has entirely white outer tail-feathers.
The Grey Apalis is similar but has a grey-brown head and dark eye. The outer tail-feathers are white like those of A. a. dowsetti but it does not overlap in range with that subspecies.
The song of the Brown-headed Apalis is a series of loud, high-pitched "chip" notes. Bird vocalization includes both Bird calls and bird songs In non-technical use bird songs are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear
It has a patchy distribution in central and east Africa. It inhabits forest and secondary growth at mid to high altitudes. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria Secondary, or second-growth, forest is a Forest or Woodland area which has re-grown after a major disturbance such as Fire, Insect It is often seen in pairs or small groups and frequently joins other bird species in mixed-species feeding flocks. A mixed-species feeding flock, mixed-species foraging flock or mixed hunting party is a flock of Birds of different Species that A. a. alticola occurs in parts of Angola, Zambia, Malawi, south-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and the Nguruman Escarpment in southern Kenya. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya Nguruman Escarpment is an escarpment in southern Kenya, approximately 120 km south of Nairobi, Africa. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south In locations where its range overlaps with the Grey Apalis, it is restricted to the forest edge. A. a. dowsetti is found only on the Marungu plateau in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
References
- Sinclair, Ian & Ryan, Peter (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
- Zimmerman, Dale A. ; Turner, Donald A. & Pearson, David J. (1999) Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania, Christopher Helm, London.
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