Bar-throated Apalis
Bar-throated Apalis · BirdGacha
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Illustration · not to scale
- Body Mass
- 11.1 g
- Diet
- Invertebrates
- Migration
- Resident
⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale
Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 89).
Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 65).
* These descriptions interpret game abilities, not measured physical strength. Generated scores use body mass, rarity and balancing rules; legacy cards retain manual values.
How to identify
Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.
Similar species
Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.
Calls & songs
Kileo Jumah · Sources & credits
🌍 Range & Habitat
18 · Subspecies & regional ranges
- Apalis thoracica griseiceps
se Kenya to c Tanzania
- Apalis thoracica pareensis
South Pare Mts. (ne Tanzania)
- Apalis thoracica murina
ne Tanzania to n Malawi and ne Zambia
- Apalis thoracica uluguru
Uluguru Mts. (e Tanzania)
- Apalis thoracica youngi
sw Tanzania, n Malawi and ne Zambia
- Apalis thoracica whitei
e Zambia and s Malawi
- Apalis thoracica rhodesiae
ne Botswana to c Zimbabwe
- Apalis thoracica quarta
Nyanga Mts. (ne Zimbabwe) and Mt. Gorongoza (wc Mozambique)
- Apalis thoracica arnoldi
e Zimbabwe and sw Mozambique
- Apalis thoracica flaviventris
se Botswana and n South Africa
- Apalis thoracica spelonkensis
ne South Africa
- Apalis thoracica drakensbergensis
ec South Africa and w Swaziland
- Apalis thoracica lebomboensis
e Swaziland, e South Africa and s Mozambique
- Apalis thoracica venusta
e to se South Africa
- Apalis thoracica thoracica
se South Africa
- Apalis thoracica claudei
s South Africa
- Apalis thoracica capensis
sw South Africa
- Apalis thoracica griseopyga
w South Africa
Frequently asked questions
What is its scientific name?
Apalis thoracica
Which family does it belong to?
Cisticolas & Allies (Cisticolidae)
Where is it found?
Africa: Southern
Sources & credits
📖 Open Full Article on Wikipedia- IOC World Bird List 15.2 ↗
- AVONET ↗
- Bird illustration credits ↗ · huashu-bird-sticker · PolyForm-Shield-1.0.0
- Illustration reference ↗ · Philip Herbst · Not recorded
