Apalis fuscigularis Moreau, 1938
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Apalis fuscigularis, Taita Taveta, KE, 2024-08-30 (iNaturalist).
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Taita apalis (Apalis fuscigularis) is a bird in the family Cisticolidae that is endemic to the Taita Hills in Kenya. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of the bar-throated apalis. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is one of the rarest birds in the world. The population is currently estimated at 300–650 mature individuals though a survey in 2009–2010 suggests the species has suffered a severe population decline in extent of its habitat and its population may now be as low as 60–130 individuals. Most of the original forest has been cultivated or reforested with non-native timbers. Though little is known about this population crash as illegal logging and disturbance in the taita hills have been significantly reduced. However a serious drought in 2009 may have been a factor. The International Union for Conservation of Nature considers this species to be critically endangered due to its tiny occupied range of 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) which is severely fragmented.
Wikipedia contributors, Taita apalis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T13:49:52.942771+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apalis fuscigularis Moreau, 1938
- Name authority
- Moreau, 1938
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae
- Genus
- Apalis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyCisticolidae Sundevall, 1872
- genusApalis Swainson, 1833
- speciesApalis fuscigularis Moreau, 1938
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Apalis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Black-headed ApalisApalis melanocephala (Fischer & Reichenow, 1884) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bamenda ApalisApalis bamendae Bannerman, 1922 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chapin's ApalisApalis chapini Friedmann, 1928 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chirinda ApalisApalis chirindensis Shelley, 1906 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Grey ApalisApalis cinerea (Sharpe, 1891) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-breasted ApalisApalis flavida (Strickland, 1853) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Kabobo ApalisApalis kaboboensis Prigogine, 1955 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Karamoja ApalisApalis karamojae (Someren, 1921) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Apalis lynesi Vincent, 1933 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-capped ApalisApalis nigriceps (Shelley, 1873) | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mountain Masked ApalisApalis personata Sharpe, 1902 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=916608 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:F6MN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.