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Grey apalis

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Grey apalis
Illustration by G. E. Lodge (1901)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Apalis
Species:
A. cinerea
Binomial name
Apalis cinerea
(Sharpe, 1891)

The grey apalis (Apalis cinerea) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are tropical dry forest and tropical moist montane forest.

Vocalizations

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They sing both at night and during the day.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Apalis cinerea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22730909A118722446. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22730909A118722446.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Budka, Michał; Skierczyńska, Anna; Antczak, Marcin; Osiejuk, Tomasz S. (2021-01-12). "Nocturnal singing by diurnal birds in Afrotropical highlands". Journal of Ornithology. 162 (2): 435–445. doi:10.1007/s10336-020-01842-0. ISSN 2193-7192.