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Black-headed Apalis

Apalis melanocephala (Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A 1884)

The black-headed apalis is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Passeriformes
Family:
  Cisticolidae
Genus:
   Apalis
Scientific:
  Apalis melanocephala

Original description

Citation:
  (Fischer, GA; Reichenow, A 1884)

Reference:
   J. f. Orn. 32 p.56

Protonym:
  Burnesia melanocephala

Type locality:
  Pangani, coastal Tanganyika.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32699986

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  4FE76868182604D0

Avibase ID:
  avibase-4FE76868

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/4FE76868

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558688

Geographic range:

  • Apalis melanocephala melanocephala: southern Somalia to coastal Kenya and coastal northeastern Tanzania
  • Apalis melanocephala nigrodorsalis: highlands of Kenya
  • Apalis melanocephala moschi: southern Kenya (Taita Hills) and highlands of eastern Tanzania
  • Apalis melanocephala muhuluensis: southeastern Tanzania (Mahenge and Songea)
  • Apalis melanocephala adjacens: southeastern Malawi
  • Apalis melanocephala fuliginosa: southeastern Malawi (Mulanje and Thyolo mountains)
  • Apalis melanocephala lightoni: western Mozambique to southeastern Zimbabwe
  • Apalis melanocephala tenebricosa: northern Mozambique (Njesi Plateau, Mount Chiperoni, and Mount Namuli)
  • Apalis melanocephala addenda: southern Mozambique
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Black-headed Apalis
Catalan:
apalis capnegre
Czech:
prinie černohlavá
Danish:
Sorthovedet Apalis
German:
Schwarzkopf-Feinsänger
Spanish:
Apalis Cabecinegro
Spanish (Spain):
Apalis Cabecinegro
Finnish:
mustaselkäapali
French:
Apalis à tête noire
Croatian:
bjelotrba prinija
Italian:
Apalis testanera
Japanese (romaji):
zuguroiromushikui
Japanese:
ズグロイロムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Alyvnugaris apalis
Dutch:
Tanzania-apalis
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svarthovudapalis
Norwegian:
Svarthodeapalis
Polish:
nikornik żałobny
Portuguese:
apalis-de-cabeça-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
apalis-de-cabeça-preta
Russian:
Черноголовый апалис
Slovak:
penička čiernohlavá
Serbian:
Crnoglavi apalis
Swedish:
svarthuvad apalis
Ukrainian:
Нікорник чорноголовий
Chinese:
黑头娇莺
Chinese (Traditional):
黑頭嬌鶯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Black-headed Apalis ( Apalis melanocephala) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Black-headed Apalis ( Apalis melanocephala) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
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Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Apalis à tête noire ( Apalis melanocephala) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Apalis à tête noire ( Apalis melanocephala) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Apalis melanocephala [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Apalis melanocephala [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Apalis melanocephala [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Afrikaans: Swartkopkleinjantjie
Catalan: apalis capnegre
Czech: Apalis cernohlavý, prinie černohlavá
Danish: Sorthovedet Apalis
German: Schwarzkopf-Feinsänger
English: Black headed Apalis, Blackheaded Apalis, Black-headed Apalis, Black-headed Forest-Warbler
English, HBW: Black-headed Apalis
English (IOC): Black-headed Apalis
English (Kenya): Black-headed Apalis
English (United States): Black-headed Apalis
Esperanto: Nigrakapa apaliso
Spanish: Apalis Cabecinegro, Apalis de Cabeza Negra
Spanish (Spain): Apalis Cabecinegro
Spanish (HBW): Black-headed Apalis
Finnish: Mustaselkäapali
French: Apalis à calotte noire, Apalis à tête noire, Apalis mélanocéphale, Fauvette-forestière à tête noire
Croatian: bjelotrba prinija
Italian: Apale testanera, Apalis testanera
Japanese (romaji): shiroharausuguroiromushikui, zuguroiromushikui
Japanese: シロハラウスグロイロムシクイ, ズグロイロムシクイ
Scientific: Apalis melanocephala, Apalis melanocephala melanocephala, Burnesia melanocephala
Lithuanian: Alyvnugaris apalis
Dutch: Tanzania-apalis
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svarthovudapalis
Norwegian: Svarthodeapalis
Polish: nikornik zalobny, nikornik żałobny
Portuguese: Apalis-de-cabeça-preta, Apalis-de-cabeca-pretas
Portuguese (Portugal): apalis-de-cabeça-preta
Russian: Черноголовый апалис
Slovak: penička čiernohlavá
Serbian: Crnoglavi apalis
Swedish: Svarthuvad apalis
Swahili: Kolokolo Kichwa-cheusi
Turkish: Kara başlı apalis
Ukrainian: Нікорник чорноголовий
Chinese: 黑头娇莺
Chinese (Traditional): 黑頭嬌鶯

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