Rwenzori Apalis
Oreolais ruwenzorii
Slim, pretty, long-tailed member of the cisticola family that sports gray upperparts and buffy underparts with a black chest band. Common in montane forest of the Albertine Rift. Usually in pairs or small groups, readily joining mixed-species flocks. Vocalizations include a ringing “svink” and a lower “veet” which are often given in duet by a pair. Not known to overlap in range with Black-collared Apalis, and differs in having a buffy rather than white throat, and no white in the outer tail.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Oreolais ruwenzorii
- Authority
- (Jackson, FJ, 1904)
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Genus
- Oreolais
Range and habitat
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
Photos
Distribution
Bird Calls
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