© Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING
© Charley Hesse TROPICAL BIRDING

Brown-headed Apalis Apalis alticola

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Identification

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Plain apalis with gray upperparts, dark brown on the head, and pale underparts. Found in middle and high-elevation forest. Usually in pairs or small groups which will join mixed-species flocks. Most often in the canopy. The main vocalization is a rough, repeated “chree” which can be accompanied by a rattling call. Very similar to Gray Apalis, but in limited overlap zone, separated by the browner head and by white spots on the tip of the tail rather than all-white outer tail.

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