Rwenzori Apalis

Oreolais ruwenzorii (Jackson, FJ, 1904)

Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies

Rwenzori Apalis, Oreolais ruwenzorii, is a bird of the Cisticolidae family that breeds in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. It is associated with subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The species was once included in Apalis, but it was later transferred to Oreolais after that genus was found to be split across unrelated lineages.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Cisticolidae — Cisticolas & Allies
Breeding range
Africa: e DR Congo, s Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi
Rwenzori Apalis
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