Oreolais is a genus of birds in the family Cisticolidae. It contains species that were previously placed in the genus Apalis.
| Oreolais | |
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| Oreolais pulcher | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Oreolais Nguembock, Fjeldså, Couloux, Cruaud & Pasquet, 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Apalis pulchra[1] Sharpe, 1891
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| Species | |
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2, see text | |
The genus consists of two species:[2]
- Black-collared apalis, Oreolais pulcher
- Rwenzori apalis, Oreolais ruwenzorii
References
edit- ^ "Cisticolidae". aviansystematics.org. The Trust for Avian Systematics. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2017). "Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas & allies". World Bird List Version 7.3. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- Nguembock, B.; Fjeldså, J.; Couloux, A.; Cruaud, C.; Pasquet, E. (2008). "Polyphyly of the genus Apalis and a new generic name for the species pulchra and ruwenzorii". Ibis. 150 (4): 756–765. doi:10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00852.x.
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