Kabobo Apalis
Apalis kaboboensis Prigogine, 1955
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.
The distribution of Apalis kaboboensis.
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Open encyclopedia reference
The Kabobo apalis (Apalis kaboboensis) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to the Kabobo Massif in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests.
Originally described as a distinct species, it was later treated as a subspecies of the chestnut-throated apalis. It is now again treated as a separate species.
Wikipedia contributors, Kabobo apalis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:27:03.868897+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Apalis kaboboensis Prigogine, 1955
- Name authority
- Prigogine, 1955
- Common name
- Kabobo Apalis
- 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 kaboboensis Prigogine, 1955
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 |
| Apalis fuscigularis Moreau, 1938 | CisticolidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-throated ApalisApalis jacksoni Sharpe, 1891 | 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=558686 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:F6MR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.