Black-headed apalis

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Black-headed apalis
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In Malawi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Apalis
Species:
A. melanocephala
Binomial name
Apalis melanocephala
(Fischer & Reichenow, 1884)

The black-headed apalis (Apalis melanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Apalis melanocephala". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22713811A118722147. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713811A118722147.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.