How big is a Black-headed Apalis?

The Black-headed Apalis is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.

Where can you see a Black-headed Apalis?

The Black-headed Apalis occurs in 5 countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.

What birds look similar to a Black-headed Apalis?

The Black-headed Apalis is most easily confused with the Mountain Masked Apalis, the Sharpe's Apalis and the Chestnut-throated Apalis.

Is the Black-headed Apalis endangered?

The Black-headed Apalis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Black-headed Apalis

Apalis melanocephala

Cisticolas and Allies · Passeriformes · Rare

The Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala) is a rare cisticola found in 5 countries, weighing about 9 g. The black-headed apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Least ConcernRareEats invertebratesforestdome nest9 g

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 1 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 2 — Photo: William Stephens · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 3 — Photo: Tom Field · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 4 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 5 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 6 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 7 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 8 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 9 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Black-headed Apalis (Apalis melanocephala), photo 10 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Black-headed Apalis

The black-headed apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Where it lives

Kenya Tanzania Mozambique Malawi Zimbabwe

When to see it

The Black-headed Apalis can be seen all year round, with peak activity in November. It is a resident species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Black-headed Apalis look like?: The black-headed apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.
How big is a Black-headed Apalis?: The Black-headed Apalis is a tiny sized bird weighing about 9 g.
Where can you see a Black-headed Apalis?: The Black-headed Apalis occurs in 5 countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe.
What birds look similar to a Black-headed Apalis?: The Black-headed Apalis is most easily confused with the Mountain Masked Apalis, the Sharpe's Apalis and the Chestnut-throated Apalis.
Is the Black-headed Apalis endangered?: The Black-headed Apalis is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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