Kungwe Apalis

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The Kungwe Apalis is classified as Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

The Kungwe Apalis (Apalis argentea) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist montanes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References - * BirdLife International 2004. Apalis argentea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. More

Kungwe Apalis Apalis argentea 2009 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN): Endangered Justification This species is subject to a continuing decline in the extent and quality of montane forest over the majority of its very small and severely fragmented range, and is suspected to be declining. It is therefore listed as Endangered. More

* Kungwe Apalis, Apalis (rufogularis) argentea * Bamenda Apalis, Apalis bamendae * Gosling's Apalis, Apalis goslingi * Chestnut-throated Apalis, Apalis porphyrolaema * Kabobo Apalis, Apalis (porphyrolaema) kaboboensis * Chapin's Apalis or Chestnut-headed Apalis, Apalis chapini * Black-headed Apalis, Apalis melanocephala * Chirinda Apalis, Apalis chirindensis * Grey Apalis, Apalis cinerea More

Kungwe Apalis (Apalis argentea) EN (Apalis kaboboensis) NR Prigogine's Greenbul (Chlorocichla prigoginei) EN Neumann's Warbler (Hemitesia neumanni) LC Grauer's Swamp-warbler (Bradypterus graueri) EN Red-faced Woodland-warbler (Phylloscopus laetus) LC Grauer's Warbler (Graueria vittata) LC (Sylvietta chapini) NR Red-collared Mountain-babbler (Kupeornis More

* Kungwe Apalis Apalis (rufogularis) argentea, * Schouteden’s Swift Schoutedenapus schoutedeni * Rockefeller’s Sunbird Cinnyris rockefelleri. More

Kungwe Apalis is a near-endemic. There are several more skulking species, such as Red-throated Alethe, Archer's Robin-chat, Kivu Ground Thrush and Collared Apalis, and Shelley's and Dusky Crimsonwing occur. Other special birds here include White-bellied Robin-chat, Banded Prinia, Slender-billed and Waller’s Starlings, Dusky Tit, Doherty's and Lagden's Bush-shrikes, White-tailed Blue Flycatcher, Great Blue Turaco, Barred Long-tailed Cuckoo and White-bellied Crested Flycatcher. At night, Rwenzori Nightjar is not uncommon and Albertine Owlet may be found. More

* 0 3 117 Kungwe Apalis (Apalis argentea) * 0 8 113 Kabobo Apalis (Apalis kaboboensis ) * 0 8 127 Hartert's Camaroptera (Camaroptera harterti) * 1 1 8 132 Stierling's Wren-warbler (Calamonastes stierlingi) * * Family statistics 27 genera, 145 species - 440 files covering 19 genera (70%) More