Collared Apalis

Collared Apalis
Collared Apalis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Oreolais
Species: O. ruwenzorii
Binomial name
Oreolais ruwenzorii
(Jackson, 1904)
Synonyms

Apalis ruwenzorii

The Collared Apalis or Ruwenzori Apalis (Oreolais ruwenzorii) is a species of bird in the Cisticolidae family. Formerly in genus Apalis, Nguembock et al. (2008) moved species to a new genus, Oreolais. It is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.

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