The black-collared apalis (Oreolais pulcher) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests, western Kenya and the Albertine rift montane forests.
| Black-collared apalis | |
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| Illustration (lower bird) by J. G. Keulemans (1892) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Oreolais |
| Species: | O. pulcher
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| Binomial name | |
| Oreolais pulcher (Sharpe, 1891)
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| Synonyms | |
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Apalis pulchra | |
The black-collared apalis was formerly placed in the genus Apalis but was moved to the new genus Oreolais when Apalis was shown to be polyphyletic.[2][3]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Oreolais pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713703A94386592. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713703A94386592.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Nguembock, B.; Fjeldså, J.; Couloux, A.; Cruaud, C.; Pasquet, E. (2008). "Polyphyly of the genus Apalis and a new generic name for the species pulchra and ruwenzorii". Ibis. 150 (4): 756–765. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00852.x.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas & allies". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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