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Yellow-breasted Apalis

Apalis flavida

Not EvaluatedUncommonInvertebratesWoodlandDomed nestTiny · 8 g
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 1
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Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 2
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 3
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 4
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 5
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 6
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 7
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 8
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 9
Photo: Derek Keats · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida), photo 10
Photo: Derek Keats from Johannesburg, South Africa · CC BY 2.0

About the Yellow-breasted Apalis

The yellow-breasted apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Regular rangeRare visitor
South Africa Kenya Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe Mozambique Eswatini Namibia Uganda Malawi Botswana Gambia Rwanda Ethiopia Ghana Nigeria Angola Congo - Kinshasa Senegal Benin Cameroon Gabon Guinea Guinea-Bissau Somalia

Recorded as a rare visitor in Burkina Faso, Equatorial Guinea.

When to see it

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

Easily confused with

Bar-throated Apalis (Apalis thoracica) Bar-throated ApalisApalis thoracicaThe bar-throated apalis is a slender bird with a long tail and is 11 to 13 cm in length. Rudd's Apalis (Apalis ruddi) Rudd's ApalisApalis ruddiRudd's apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. Grey Apalis (Apalis cinerea) Grey ApalisApalis cinereaVoice: They sing both at night and during the day.

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