Chapin's apalis

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Chapin's apalis (Apalis chapini) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is found in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Chapin's apalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cisticolidae
Genus: Apalis
Species:
A. chapini
Binomial name
Apalis chapini
Friedmann, 1928
General range: the Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic

The common name and the Latin binomial commemorate the American ornithologist James Chapin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Apalis chapini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22713806A94390013. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22713806A94390013.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. p. 81.