Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Black-capped Apalis (Apalis nigriceps) - HBW 11, p. 474
French: Apalis à calotte noire
German: Kappenfeinsänger
Spanish: Apalis Capirotado
Taxonomy: Dryodromas nigriceps Shelley, 1873, Aburi and Akwapim, Ghana.
Has been suggested that this species belongs in the sylviid genus Eremomela, but it shows affinities also to A. jacksoni. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nigriceps (Shelley, 1873) - NE Sierra Leone E to Gabon and SW Central African Republic; also Bioko I (Fernando Póo).
- collaris van Someren, 1915 - E DRCongo and Uganda.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A brief view of a bird in a tree Locality Royal Mile, Budongo Forest, Uganda (ssp collaris)
Josep del Hoyo 31 August 2006 6 years ago 10 sec 2.3
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A adult feedding on a tree
Locality Mount Kupe, Cameroon
Arti 25 February 2012 1 year ago 3.9 -
A bird perching on a twig
Locality Mount Kupe, Cameroon
Tadeusz Stawarczyk 18 February 2012 50 weeks ago 3.5 -
A male bird
Locality Mount Kupe, Cameroon (Monotypic species)
Arti 25 February 2012 1 year ago 3.3
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