The brown-tailed apalis (Apalis flavocincta) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
| Brown-tailed apalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Apalis |
| Species: | A. flavocincta
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| Binomial name | |
| Apalis flavocincta (Sharpe, 1882)
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Taxonomy edit
The brown-tailed apalis was formally split from the yellow-breasted apalis as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.[2]
Range edit
It is found in Ethiopia and Sudan, and Uganda to Somalia and Kenya.
Habitat edit
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, and moist savanna.
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Apalis flavocincta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ "Species Updates – IOC World Bird List". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
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