Black-collared apalis
| Black-collared apalis | |
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| Illustration (lower bird) | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Apalis |
| Species: | A. pulchra |
| Binomial name | |
| Apalis pulchra (Sharpe, 1891) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oreolais pulchra (sic) | |
specimen at Nairobi National Museum
The black-collared apalis (Apalis pulchra) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. Nguembock et al. (2008) moved species to a new genus, Oreolais, however most taxonomists continue with placement in Apalis. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, South Sudan, and Uganda.
References
- BirdLife International 2004. Apalis pulchra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 25 July 2007.
- Nguembock, B.; Fjeldså, J.; Couloux, A.; Cruaud, C.; Pasquet, E. (2008). "Polyphyly of the genus Apalis and a new generic name for the species pulchra and ruwenzorii". Ibis 150: 756–765. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00852.x.