Black-collared apalis

Oreolais pulcher

The black-collared apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests, western Kenya and the Albertine rift montane forests.
Black-collared Apalis  Black-collared apalis,Geotagged,Kenya,Oreolais pulcher,Summer

Naming

The black-collared apalis was formerly placed in the genus "Apalis" but was moved to the new genus "Oreolais" when "Apalis" was shown to be polyphyletic.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyCisticolidae
GenusOreolais
SpeciesO. pulcher
Photographed in
Kenya