Avibase: Apalis melanocephala lightoni (Black-headed Apalis (lightoni))

Black-headed Apalis (lightoni)

Apalis melanocephala lightoni Roberts, A 1938

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Roberts, A 1938

Reference:
Ostrich 9 p.119

Protonym:
Apalis chirindensis lightoni

Type locality:
Zimbiti (= Mzimbiti), near Beira, Mozambique.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
38B2AA79A22958FB

Avibase ID:
avibase-38B2AA79

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/38B2AA79

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 923819

Geographic range:

Apalis melanocephala lightoni: western Mozambique to southeastern Zimbabwe

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Black-headed Apalis (lightoni)
French:
Apalis à tête noire (lightoni)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-headed Apalis (lightoni) ( Apalis melanocephala lightoni)
Avilist 2025: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
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Clements, version 2015: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
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Clements, version 2017: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Apalis melanocephala lightoni [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Apalis melanocephala

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