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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Subsectio: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Ordo: Passeriformes
Subordo: Passeri
Infraordo: Passerida
Superfamilia: Sylvioidea
Familia: Cisticolidae
Genus: Apalis
Species: Apalis thoracica
Subspecies: A. t. arnoldi - A. t. capensis - A. t. claudei - A. t. drakensbergensis - A. t. flaviventris - A. t. griseiceps - A. t. grisopyga - A. t. lebomboensis - A. t. murina - A. t. pareensis - A. t. quarta - A. t. rhodesiae - A. t. spelonkensis - A. t. thoracica - A. t. uluguru - A. t. venusta - A. t. whitei - A. t. youngi
Name
Apalis thoracica (Shaw, 1811)
References
The naturalists' miscellany 22 pl.969,text
IOC
IUCN: Apalis thoracica (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Bandkeelkleinjantjie
Cymraeg: Apalis cyffredin
English: Bar-throated Apalis
suomi: Jokiapali
français: Apalis à collier
Nederlands: Halsbandapalis
Diné bizaad: Tsintah ńdiitsʼį́įhii bitsiiyah halbáhígíí
polski: Nikornik obrożny
svenska: ringapalis
The bar-throated apalis (Apalis thoracica) is a small African passerine bird belonging to the genus Apalis of the family Cisticolidae. It is native to the eastern and southern Afrotropics.
Range and habitat
It inhabits forest and scrub in Southern and East Africa from southern and eastern parts of South Africa north as far as the Chyulu Hills in Kenya. In the northern part of is range it is found only in highland areas where there are a number of subspecies restricted to isolated mountain ranges. Some of these may be treated as separate species including the Namuli apalis (A. lynesi) in Mozambique, yellow-throated apalis (A. flavigularis) of Malawi and Taita apalis (A. fascigularis) in Kenya.
Description
The bar-throated apalis is a slender bird with a long tail and is 11 to 13 cm in length. The plumage varies depending on the subspecies: the upper parts can be grey or green while the underparts are white or pale yellow. All forms have a narrow black band across the breast, white outer tail-feathers and a pale eye. The black bill is fairly long and slender and is slightly curved. Females are similar to males but have a narrower breast band. Juveniles have buffer underparts and may have an incomplete breast band.
Behaviour
Pairs sing a duetting song with the female's call being higher-pitched than that of the male.
The oval, purse-shaped nest is made mainly of plant material. Three eggs are laid, these are bluish-white with reddish-brown spots. The breeding season lasts from August to January.
This species forages for caterpillars and other insects amongst vegetation, often forming mixed-species flocks with other birds.
References
BirdLife International (2017). "Apalis thoracica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22713714A118720331. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22713714A118720331.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
SASOL Bird e-Guide: Bar-throated Apalis. Downloaded 27/03/07.
Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan (2003) Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Struik, Cape Town.
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