Black-collared apalis explained

The black-collared apalis (Oreolais pulcher) is a species of bird in the family Cisticolidae.It is found in the Cameroonian Highlands forests, western Kenya and the Albertine rift montane forests.

The black-collared apalis was formerly placed in the genus Apalis but was moved to the new genus Oreolais when Apalis was shown to be polyphyletic.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. 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 . 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2008.00852.x .
2. Web site: Gill . Frank . Frank Gill (ornithologist) . Donsker . David . 2017 . Grassbirds, Donacobius, Malagasy warblers, cisticolas & allies . World Bird List Version 7.3 . International Ornithologists' Union . 26 August 2017 .