Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
Ruwenzori Apalis (Apalis ruwenzorii) - HBW 11, p. 480
French: Apalis du Ruwenzori
German: Ruwenzorifeinsänger
Spanish: Apalis del Ruwenzori
Other common names: Collared Apalis
Taxonomy: Apalis ruwenzorii Jackson, 1904, Ruwenzori, DRCongo-Uganda.
Forms a superspecies with A. pulchra and sometimes treated as conspecific; the two may be better placed together in a separate genus. Birds from Rugege Forest, in Rwanda, described as a geographical race, catiodes, but appear indistinguishable from other populations. Monotypic.
Distribution: Highlands of E DRCongo, SW Uganda, W Rwanda and W Burundi.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird calling from a branch Locality Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 20 August 2002 6 years ago 25 sec 3.6 -
A bird moving among branches Locality Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 10 September 2006 6 years ago 15 sec 3.2
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A bird calling. Locality Ruhija, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda
(Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 20 August 2002 23 weeks ago 4
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