How big is a Yellow-throated Apalis?

The Yellow-throated Apalis is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.

Where can you see a Yellow-throated Apalis?

The Yellow-throated Apalis occurs in 3 countries, including Malawi, Kenya and Nigeria.

What birds look similar to a Yellow-throated Apalis?

The Yellow-throated Apalis is most easily confused with the Chapin's Apalis, the Kungwe Apalis and the Taita Apalis.

Is the Yellow-throated Apalis endangered?

The Yellow-throated Apalis is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

Yellow-throated Apalis

Apalis flavigularis

Cisticolas and Allies · Passeriformes · Legendary

The Yellow-throated Apalis (Apalis flavigularis) is a legendary cisticola found in 3 countries, weighing about 11 g. The yellow-throated apalis is a passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae.

Near ThreatenedLegendaryEats invertebratesforestdome nest11 g

Yellow-throated Apalis (Apalis flavigularis), photo 1 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-throated Apalis (Apalis flavigularis), photo 2 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

Yellow-throated Apalis (Apalis flavigularis), photo 3 — Photo: (c) William Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY

About the Yellow-throated Apalis

The yellow-throated apalis is a passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to Malawi. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the bar-throated apalis.

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Where it lives

Malawi Kenya Nigeria

When to see it

Best months: January, March, May, July, September, October, November, with peak activity in January. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Yellow-throated Apalis look like?: The yellow-throated apalis is a passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae.
How big is a Yellow-throated Apalis?: The Yellow-throated Apalis is a tiny sized bird weighing about 11 g.
Where can you see a Yellow-throated Apalis?: The Yellow-throated Apalis occurs in 3 countries, including Malawi, Kenya and Nigeria.
What birds look similar to a Yellow-throated Apalis?: The Yellow-throated Apalis is most easily confused with the Chapin's Apalis, the Kungwe Apalis and the Taita Apalis.
Is the Yellow-throated Apalis endangered?: The Yellow-throated Apalis is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.

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