Chapin's apalis (Apalis chapini) 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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Apalis |
| Species: | A. chapini
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| Binomial name | |
| Apalis chapini Friedmann, 1928
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| General range: the Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic | |
The common name and the Latin binomial commemorate the American ornithologist James Chapin.[2]
References edit
- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Apalis chapini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713806A94390013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713806A94390013.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 81.
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