| Chapin's apalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Cisticolidae |
| Genus: | Apalis |
| Species: | A. chapini |
| Binomial name | |
| Apalis chapini Friedmann, 1928 | |
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| General range: the Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic | |
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.
The common name and the Latin binomial commemorate the American ornithologist James Chapin.[2]
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Apalis chapini". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 81–81.