Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Yellow-throated Apalis
Description
Habitat
Ecology:
It is confined to the highest mountains in southern Malawi, spanning
1,000-2,400 m on Mt
Mulanje (moving as low as 600-700 m
during the non-breeding season
, January-August) and 1,400-1,950 m
on Mt Zomba and Mt Malosa7. It occurs predominantly
in evergreen
(but also riparian
) forest
, and in nearby secondary
growth and thickets10. It builds a domed nest
of
moss2,4. Clutch-size is 2-3 and egg-laying
has
been reported from October to December2,4.
[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
- 1.9 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane
- 3 Shrubland
- 3.6 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical Moist
- 3.7 Shrubland - Subtropical/Tropical High Altitude
- 14 Artificial/Terrestrial
- 14.6 Artificial/Terrestrial - Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Subclass:
Avialae
()
- Gauthier, 1986
- Infraclass:
Aves
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cohort:
Neognathae
()
- Pycraft, 1900
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
()
- Sibley et al., 1988
- Order:
Passeriformes
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Passeres
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) C. Linnaeus, 1766
- Parvorder:
Passerida
()
- Superfamily:
Sylvioidea
()
- Family:
Cisticolidae
()
- Genus:
Apalis
()
- Swainson, 1833
- Specific name:
flavigularis
- Shelley, 1893
- Scientific name: - Apalis flavigularis Shelley, 1893
- Specific name:
flavigularis
- Shelley, 1893
- Genus:
Apalis
(
- Family:
Cisticolidae
(
- Superfamily:
Sylvioidea
(
- Parvorder:
Passerida
(
- Suborder:
Passeres
(
- Order:
Passeriformes
(
- Superorder:
Passerimorphae
(
- Cohort:
Neognathae
(
- Infraclass:
Aves
(
- Subclass:
Avialae
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Apalis
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 38 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. alticola (Brown-Headed Apalis) · A. argentea (Kungwe Apalis) · A. bamendae (Bamenda Apalis) · A. binotata (Lowland Masked Apalis) · A. chapini (Chestnut-Headed Apalis) · A. chariessa (White-Winged Apalis) · A. chariessa chariessa (White-Winged Apalis) · A. chirindensis (Melsetter Apalis) · A. cinerea (Gray Apalis) · A. cinerea cinerea (Gray Apalis) · A. flavida (Yellow-Breasted Apalis) · A. flavigularis (Yellow-Throated Apalis) · A. fuscigularis (Taita Apalis) · A. goslingi (Gosling's Apalis) · A. jacksoni (Black-Throated Apalis) · A. jacksoni jacksoni (Black-Throated Apalis) · A. kaboboensis (Kabobo Apalis) · A. karamojae (Karamoja Apalis) · A. lynesi (Namuli Apalis) · A. melanocephala (Black-Headed Apalis) · A. melanocephala melanocephala (Black-Headed Apalis) · A. moreaui (Long-Billed Tailorbird) · A. nigriceps (Black-Capped Apalis) · A. personata (Mountain Masked Apalis) · A. porphyrolaema (Chestnut-Throated Apalis) · A. porphyrolaema porphyrolaema (Chestnut-Throated Apalis) · A. pulchra (Black-Collared Apalis) · A. pulchra pulchra (Black-Collared Apalis) · A. ruddi (Rudd's Apalis) · A. rufifrons (Red-Faced Warbler) · A. rufogularis (Buff-Throated Apalis) · A. rufogularis rufogularis (Buff-Throated Apalis) · A. ruwenzori (Rwenzori Apalis) · A. ruwenzorii (Ruwenzori Apalis) · A. sharpii (Sharpe's Apalis) · A. thoracica (Bar-Throated Apalis) · A. thoracica thoracica (Bar-Throated Apalis) · A. viridiceps (Brown-Tailed Apalis)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. url p. 177.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 110 1953 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 119.
- Check-list of birds of the world. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1931-1987. url p. 156.
- The history of the collections contained in the natural history departments of the British Museum. by R. Bowdler Sharpe. London, 1906. url p. 404.
- The oo?logist's record. London, Harrison and Sons, [1921]-[1969] url p. 94.
- Type-specimens of birds in the British Museum (Natural History) / by R.L.M. Warren & C.J.O. Harrison. London: BM(NH), 1966-1973. url p. 180.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2008. Apalis flavigularis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 30January2012.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 9, 2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1762502
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13281192
- IUCN ID: 191816
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1026182
Footnotes
- BirdLife International 2008. Apalis flavigularis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 30 January 2012. [back]
