Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea) | Photos, Calls and ID

Least ConcernRareInvertebratesForestDomed nestTiny · 10 g

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 1 — Photo: G E Lodge (died 1954) · Public domain

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 2 — Photo: Tommy Andriollo · CC BY 4.0

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 3 — Photo: G E Lodge (died 1954) · Public domain

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 4 — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 5 — Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 6 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 7 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 8 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 9 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea), photo 10 — Photo: (c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Grey Apalis

The grey apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

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ID tip

Voice: They sing both at night and during the day.

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Where it lives

Regular range

Kenya Uganda Rwanda Nigeria Cameroon Angola Equatorial Guinea Congo - Kinshasa Tanzania Burundi

When to see it

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak activity in July · a resident species across most of its range

Easily confused with

Buff-throated ApalisApalis rufogularisThe buff-throated apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoniThe black-throated apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Chestnut-throated ApalisApalis porphyrolaemaThe chestnut-throated apalis is a 12 cm long apalis with mostly grey plumage.

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