Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernLegendaryInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 9 g

Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini), photo 1 — Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0

Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini), photo 2 — Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini), photo 3 — Photo: Tom Field · CC BY 4.0

Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini), photo 4 — Photo: Kiure, Jacob · CC BY 4.0

Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini), photo 5 — Photo: Kiure, Jacob · CC BY 4.0

Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini), photo 6 — Photo: Kiure, Jacob · CC BY 4.0

Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini), photo 7 — Photo: (c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Chapin's Apalis (Apalis chapini), photo 8 — Photo: (c) Tom Field, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Chapin's Apalis

Chapin's apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Tanzania Malawi Zambia

When to see it

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Peak activity in October · a variable species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Yellow-throated ApalisApalis flavigularisThe yellow-throated apalis is a passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae. Kungwe ApalisApalis argenteaThe Kungwe apalis is a species in the family Cisticolidae.

Taita ApalisApalis fuscigularisThe Taita apalis is a bird in the family Cisticolidae that is endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya.

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