Yellow-breasted apalis

The yellow-breasted apalis (Apalis flavida) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Yellow-breasted apalis
A. f. subsp. neglecta, male
A. f. subsp. neglecta, female
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Apalis
Species:
A. flavida
Binomial name
Apalis flavida
(Strickland, 1853)

Taxonomy

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The brown-tailed apalis (A. flavocincta) was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]

Range

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It is widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Habitat

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Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, and moist savanna.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Apalis flavida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T103772612A94388867. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T103772612A94388867.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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