The chestnut-throated apalis (''Apalis porphyrolaema'') is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae. The

Kabobo apalis The Kabobo apalis (''Apalis kaboboensis'') is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to the Kabobo Massif in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests. Originally descr ...

, originally described as a distinct species, is usually treated as a

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

''A. p. kaboboensis'' of the chestnut-throated apalis today. It is itself sometimes considered to be the same species as the Chapin's apalis.

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya,

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, Tanzania and Uganda, where it is a species of highland forests above 1600 m.

Description

The chestnut-throated apalis is a 12 cm long apalis with mostly grey

plumage Plumage ( "feather") is a layer of feathers that covers a bird and the pattern, colour, and arrangement of those feathers. The pattern and colours of plumage differ between species and subspecies and may vary with age classes. Within species, ...

. The nominate subspecies and the subspecies ''affinis'' both have chestnut throats, whereas the Kabobo apalis has an entirely grey throat but paler undersides.

Ecology

The chestnut-throated apalis feeds on insects and other small invertebrates, which are obtained by gleaning from leaves and twigs, hover gleaning and hawking in the air.

References

chestnut-throated apalis The chestnut-throated apalis (''Apalis porphyrolaema'') is a species of bird in the cisticola family Cisticolidae. The Kabobo apalis, originally described as a distinct species, is usually treated as a subspecies ''A. p. kaboboensis'' of the ches ...

Birds of East Africa

Taxa named by Oscar Neumann Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cisticolidae-stub