The grey apalis (Apalis cinerea) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
| Grey apalis | |
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| Illustration by G. E. Lodge (1901) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Apalis |
| Species: | A. cinerea
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| Binomial name | |
| Apalis cinerea (Sharpe, 1891)
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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 edit
They sing both at night and during the day.[2]
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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