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Yellow-breasted Apalis
Apalis flavida
Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida) is a member of the Cisticolidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 8.2 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
- Genus Apalis
- Species flavida
Quick facts
- Weight
- 8.2 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Yellow-breasted Apalis is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Yellow-breasted Apalis is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida) belongs to the Cisticolidae family of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF widespread.
It is a very small bird. Adults weighs around 8.2 g, with a wing length of about 5 cm and a tail of around 4.9 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
The species has a mapped global range of roughly 4.9 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Yellow-breasted Apalis?
The Yellow-breasted Apalis is a very small bird that weighs around 8.2 g.
Where does the Yellow-breasted Apalis live?
The Yellow-breasted Apalis is found across Africa with a range covering AF widespread, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Yellow-breasted Apalis belong to?
The Yellow-breasted Apalis (Apalis flavida) belongs to the Cisticolidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Yellow-breasted Apalis eat?
The Yellow-breasted Apalis is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Yellow-breasted Apalis migrate?
The Yellow-breasted Apalis is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Yellow-breasted Apalis endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Yellow-breasted Apalis make?
1 real field recording of the Yellow-breasted Apalis — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Yellow-breasted Apalis's range?
The Yellow-breasted Apalis has a mapped global range of about 4.9 million km².
Conservation
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