Black-collared apalis

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
Illustration (lower bird)

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Oreolais
Species:
O. pulcher
Binomial name
Oreolais pulcher
(Sharpe, 1891)
Synonyms

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
  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Oreolais pulcher". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. 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: 756–765. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00852.x.
  3. 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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