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Chirinda Apalis
Apalis chirindensis Shelley, 1906
Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Chirinda Apalis, Apalis chirindensis, is a passerine in the family Cisticolidae that occurs in south-eastern Africa, in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It was first described by Shelley in 1906. The bird is associated with moist forest, including lowland and montane evergreen woodland, and dense riverine bush. It has the typical slim, long-tailed apalis form with a narrow bill. Its plumage is dull grey, darker on the upperparts and paler below, with white tail tips. The sexes are alike, though females have a paler bill base.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
- Breeding range
- Africa: se
