Rudd's apalis

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Rudd's apalis
Rudd's apalis, Apalis ruddi, at Ndumo Nature Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (28319747984).jpg
At Ndumo Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Apalis
Species:
A. ruddi
Binomial name
Apalis ruddi
C. H. B. Grant, 1908

Rudd's apalis (Apalis ruddi) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found primarily in Mozambique but also in southern Malawi and adjacent areas of South Africa and Eswatini. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.

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References

  1. BirdLife International (2017). "Apalis ruddi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22713762A118720767. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713762A118720767.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.