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Brown-headed Apalis

Apalis alticola (Shelley, GE 1899)

The brown-headed apalis is a small passerine bird belonging to the genus Apalis in the family Cisticolidae. Formerly included within the grey apalis but is now commonly considered to be a separate species. It has two subspecies: A. a. alticola and A. a. dowsetti Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Shelley, GE 1899)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 8 p.35

Protonym:
  Cisticola alticola

Type locality:
  'Nyasaland' = Fife, fide Shelley, 1899 (July), Ibis, pp. 365, 373 = Isoka, Zambia.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101092#page/555/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  D6C2BFD21343346D

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D6C2BFD2

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D6C2BFD2

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 558675

Geographic range:

  • Apalis alticola alticola: southwestern Kenya to Tanzania, northern Malawi, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northern Zambia
  • Apalis alticola dowsetti: southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Marungu Plateau)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Brown-headed Apalis
Catalan:
apalis capbrú
Czech:
prinie hnědohlavá
Danish:
Brunhovedet Apalis
German:
Braunkopf-Feinsänger
Spanish:
Apalis Cabecipardo
Spanish (Spain):
Apalis Cabecipardo
Finnish:
ruskopääapali
French:
Apalis à tête brune
Croatian:
smeđoglava prinija
Italian:
Apalis testabruna
Japanese (romaji):
chagashirairomushikui
Japanese:
チャガシライロムシクイ
Lithuanian:
Rudagalvis apalis
Dutch:
Bruinkopapalis
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunhovudapalis
Norwegian:
Brunhodeapalis
Polish:
nikornik brązowogłowy
Portuguese:
Apalis-de-cabeca-cstanha
Portuguese (Portugal):
apalis-de-cabeça-castanha
Russian:
Буроголовый апалис
Slovak:
penička hnedohlavá
Serbian:
Smeđoglavi apalis
Swedish:
brunhuvad apalis
Ukrainian:
Нікорник буроголовий
Chinese:
褐头娇莺
Chinese (Traditional):
褐頭嬌鶯

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Brown-headed Apalis ( Apalis alticola) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Brown-headed Apalis ( Apalis alticola) [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 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 brune ( Apalis alticola) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Apalis à tête brune ( Apalis alticola) [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, version 2024:
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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. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 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 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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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 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
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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 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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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:
Brown-headed Apalis ( Apalis alticola) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Apalis alticola [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Apalis alticola [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Apalis alticola [version 1]
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:
Brown-headed Apalis ( Apalis alticola) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Apalis alticola [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Apalis alticola [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Apalis [cinerea or alticola] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Catalan: apalis capbrú
Czech: Apalis hnedohlavý, prinie hnědohlavá
Danish: Brunhovedet Apalis
German: Braunkopf-Feinsänger
English: Brown headed apalis, Brown-headed Apalis, Brown-headed Forest-Warbler
English, HBW: Brown-headed Apalis
English (IOC): Brown-headed Apalis
English (Kenya): Brown-headed Apalis
English (United States): Brown-headed Apalis
Esperanto: Brunkapa apalis
Spanish: Apalis Cabecipardo, apalis de Cabeza Castaña
Spanish (Spain): Apalis Cabecipardo
Spanish (HBW): Brown-headed Apalis
Finnish: Ruskopääapali
French: Apalis à tête brune, Apalis alticole, Fauvette-forestière à tête brune
Croatian: smeđoglava prinija
Italian: Apale testabruna, Apalis testabruna
Japanese (romaji): chagashirairomushikui
Japanese: チャガシライロムシクイ
Scientific: Apalis alticola, Apalis alticola alticola, Cisticola alticola
Lithuanian: Rudagalvis apalis
Dutch: Bruinkopapalis
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunhovudapalis
Norwegian: Brunhodeapalis
Polish: nikornik brazowoglowy, nikornik brązowogłowy
Portuguese: Apalis-de-cabeca-cstanha
Portuguese (Portugal): apalis-de-cabeça-castanha
Russian: Буроголовый апалис
Slovak: penička hnedohlavá
Serbian: Smeđoglavi apalis
Swedish: Brunhuvad apalis
Swahili: Kolokolo Kichwa-kahawia
Turkish: Boz apalis
Ukrainian: Нікорник буроголовий
Chinese: 褐头娇莺
Chinese (Traditional): 褐頭嬌鶯

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